World cities and global change: Observations on monumentality in urban design

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-262

  Ford, Larry R ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iconic buildings; Monumentality; Skyscrapers; Transportation hubs; Urban design; Urban form; Urban geography; Urban redevelopment

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; REDEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN PLANNING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 48249136932     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.49.3.237     Document Type: Review

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