ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1985, explores the ways in which the editors and contributors predicted the urban system, shaped by emerging technologies, would look like, both nationally and internationally. The technological changes covered include automation in the secondary sector, the effects of energy price rises and threats of shortage, and substitution effects in the energy and vehicle technology areas. Social and economic factors discussed include unemployment patterns, urban activities and lifestyles and their interactions. This title will be of interest to students of urban studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|24 pages
International and Regional Perspectives
part Two|37 pages
Industrial Perspectives
part Three|30 pages
Innovation and Development
part Four|63 pages
Communications and Transport
part Five|55 pages
Information Systems Impacts
part Six|19 pages
Institutional Influences
part Seven|82 pages
Modelling Urban Change
part Eight|35 pages
The Future Urban System
part Nine|19 pages
Overview and Planning Implications