{"product_id":"climax-city-david-rudlin-9781859467633","title":"Climax City: Masterplanning and the Complexity of Urban Growth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Award Finalist for Urban Design Group Awards 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuman settlements are the result of a mix of self-organisation and planning. Planners are fighting a losing battle to impose order on chaotic systems. Connections between the process of urban growth and the fields of complexity theory are of increasing importance to planners and urbanists alike; the idea that cities are emergent structures created not by design but from the interplay of relatively simple rules and forces over time. From the the small Tuscan hill town to the megacities of Asia: the struggle between the planned and the unplanned is universal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on years of international research, \u003cem\u003eClimax City\u003c\/em\u003e is a critical exploration of the growth of cities and masterplanning. Challenging the idea that the city can be entirely planned on paper, this book implores you to work with chaos when planning cities. Beautifully illustrated with striking hand-drawn plans of global cities, this is a vital and accessible contribution to urban theory and planning. It's the perfect title for practitioners and academics across planning and urban design looking to make sense out of chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Rudlin,Shruti Hemani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1859467636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859467633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riba Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.30w x 1.00d","brand":"David Rudlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448000360703,"sku":"9781859467633","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b785e217-2fc1-4ba4-90c8-b0b667398943.jpg?v=1777236228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/climax-city-david-rudlin-9781859467633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}