Urban Design Since 1945 - A Global Perspective 9780470515266

　　rban Design Since 1945: A Global Perspective reviews theemergence of urban design as a global phenomenon. The book openswith the urgent need to rebuild cities and re-house the millions ofrefugees living in camps and shantytowns at the end of the SecondWorld War. Against this background, the book traces the collapse ofthe modernist, comprehensive state-planning schemes on both sidesof the Iron Curtain as global corporations emerged, concentratingon networks and enclaves. It describes how Latin America and thenAsia began a rapid urbanisation process, shifting the global urbancentre away from Europe and overturning existing urban designmodels. This resulted in global megacities of an unprecedentedscale, often with large associated shantytowns.By outlining the dominant models in urban design over the lastsixty years - the metropolis, the megalopolis, the fragmentedmetropolis and the global megacity - the book provides an essentialframework for students of the subject.　　Featured case studies include:　　the rebuilding of metropolitan capitals in Europe and Asia,such as Berlin, London, Moscow, Tokyo and Beijingthe construction of new towns like Nowa Huta, Poland; Harlow,UK; Chandigarh, India; Brasilia, Brazil; Milton Keynes New Town,UK; and Shenzhen, Chinathe megalopolis as a global phenomenon from the American EastCoast, Texas, California, Arizona and Florida, with examples fromEurope, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, such as Caracas,Venezuelathe fragmented metropolis as a global phenomenon, with American,Asian and European examples, such as Downtown and Midtown (NewYork), Shinjuku (Tokyo), Canary Wharf (London), La Défense (Paris)and Potsdamer Platz (Berlin)megacities as a global phenomenon, such as Jakarta in Indonesiaor Bangkok in Thailand, that include urban agriculture and urbanvillages, as do shrinking eco-city regions such as Duisburg,Germany or Detroit, USAWorld's Fairs such as Brussels 1958 and Osaka 1970 which featureas drivers of innovation, as do Olympic events in Tokyo (1964),Barcelona (1992), Beijing (2008) and London (2012).