Short, Michael J. creator text bibliography enk 2012 First published 2012 monographic eng

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xii, 222 p. ill., maps 24 cm. Introduction -- The tall building typology -- The potential impacts of tall buildings -- The emergence of planning frameworks for tall buildings -- Tall buildings in Liverpool : "balancing conservation and change in the maritime mercantile city" -- Tall buildings in Manchester : "while Liverpool thinks, Manchester constructs" -- Tall buildings in Birmingham : "the new image of the city" -- Tall buildings in Oslo : "the blue, the green and city in between" -- Tall buildings in Dublin : property-led regeneration within an evolving conservation planning framework -- Tall buildings in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne : "reconciling the past with the present" -- Tall buildings in Vancouver : celebrating "the cult of the view" -- Conclusions. Michael J. Short. Includes index Includes bibliographical references and index. Tall buildings Social aspects City planning NA6230 S36 2012 720/.483 9780415581073 9780415581080 2011033725 pucpr 130413 20200207115659.0 eng