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.

chapter 1|14 pages

Introduction

part One|24 pages

International and Regional Perspectives

chapter 162|14 pages

The World and Europe

chapter 3|8 pages

North America

part Two|37 pages

Industrial Perspectives

chapter 4|13 pages

Industrial Futures: UK

chapter 5|15 pages

Industrial Futures: USA

chapter 6|6 pages

High Tech and Urban Settlement

part Three|30 pages

Innovation and Development

chapter 7|13 pages

Urban Dynamics

chapter 8|14 pages

Patterns of Biotechnology Development

part Four|63 pages

Communications and Transport

chapter 10|19 pages

Surface Transport

chapter 11|19 pages

Transport-Communication Interactions

chapter 12|10 pages

Transport-Energy Interactions

part Five|55 pages

Information Systems Impacts

part Six|19 pages

Institutional Influences

chapter 17|9 pages

Planning and Technological Change

chapter 18|8 pages

Unemployment: The State as A Safety Net

part Seven|82 pages

Modelling Urban Change

part Eight|35 pages

The Future Urban System

chapter 23|23 pages

Probable Urban Futures

chapter 24|9 pages

A Desirable Urban Form

part Nine|19 pages

Overview and Planning Implications

chapter 25|13 pages

Forces for Spatial Change