A Future of Polycentric Cities: How Urban Life, Land Supply, Smart Technologies and Sustainable Transport Are Reshaping Cities

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In this book, Dr Cole Hendrigan examines the options for sustainable transport and land-use planning based on building heights, mixes of land-use, transportation mode capacity and others to build the next generation of parks, housing, commercial and retail spaces along high-capacity rail corridors. Following the paradigm of ‘Transit Oriented Development’, Dr Hendrigan provides unique knowledge and insights on how to best make the transition towards more sustainable and livable cities, offering a practical method to better integrate transport and urban development to this end. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Freedom in Cities (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 1-15 Smart Cities and Smart Citizens: Are They the Same? (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 17-35 Global City Shaping (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 37-127 Research and Results (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 129-263 Analysis and Discussion (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 265-311 Conclusion: The Transit-Oriented Region (Cole Hendrigan)....Pages 313-321 Back Matter ....Pages 323-377