Land And The City: Patterns And Processes Of Urban Change (geography And Environment Series)

In The Rapidly Changing Sphere Of Urban Development, Land Is Shown To Provide The Basic Morphological Structure Of The City, But Also The Source Of Economic And Social Power And The Key To Planning Through Examples From Around The World. Land and the City presents a broad and succinct analysis of land use patterns and processes in urban areas. Land has the greatest significance for the spatial patterning and functioning of modern urban settlements and societies. Land provides the basic morphological elements of the city, is a source of social and economic power, is intimately bound up with environmental issues and lies at the heart of planning. Philip Kivell examines the way in which land in both theoretical and practical senses. He examines the empirical data to reveal how land is used and how those uses are changing in the contemporary city. Particular attention is paid to the misuse of land through vacancy or dereliction. He also explores the importance of land ownership and the principles of land policy using case studies. Finally, he assesses land use implications of major urban change - deindustrialisation, counter-urbanisation and new technology. For the first time the overall significance of land use and ownership are examined in an urban geographical and planning context. Land and the City focusses on the practical and applied land use issues in the developed world, drawing on examples from Britain, the rest of Europe, North America, Japan and Australia. First Published in 2004. Presents a broad analysis of land use patterns and processes in urban areas. Land has the greatest significance for the spatial patterning and functioning of modern urban settlements and societies - providing the basic morphological elements of the city, it is a source of social and economic power, is intimately bound up with environmental issues and lies at the heart of planning. This book examines the way in which land is allocated and used in both theoretical and practical senses. The author examines the empirical data to reveal the sources and nature of land, how land is used and how those uses are changing in the contemporary city. Particular attention is paid to the misuse of land through vacancy or dereliction. He also explores the importance of land ownership and the principles of land policy using case studies. Finally, he assesses the land use implications of major urban change - deindustrialization, counter-urbanization and new technology. For the first time the overall significance of land use and ownership are examined in an urban geographical and planning context. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 8 List of tables......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgements......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 15 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 URBAN LAND ALLOCATION......Page 28 MEASURING AND MONITORING URBAN LAND......Page 58 PATTERNS AND CHANGES OF LAND USE......Page 75 LAND OWNERSHIP......Page 108 LAND POLICY......Page 139 VACANT AND DERELICT LAND......Page 165 SOME CONCLUSIONS......Page 192 References......Page 211 Index......Page 228 Presents a broad analysis of land use patterns and processes in urban areas. Land has a great significance in modern urban settlements - providing the basic morphological elements. This book examines the way in which land is allocated and used in both theoretical and practical senses.