Why Cities Change - Urban Development and Economic Change in Sydney

Zusammenfassung Explores the relationship between urban growth and economic change in Sydney, particularly in the 1970s. This book concentrates on the major productive sectors of economic activity and investigates the various roles of government - local, state and federal. It considers the social consequences of urban change, and evaluates policy options. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Themes in urban development and economic change, David C. Rich, Richard V. Cardew and John V. Langdale 2. Finance, the capital market and Sydney's development, Maurice T. Daly 3. Office suburbanisation: a new era? Ian Alexander 4. Telecommunications in Sydney: towards an information economy, John V. Langdale 5. Structural and spatial change in manufacturing, David C. Rich 6. Manufacturing and industrial property development in Sydney, Richard V. Cardew and David C. Rich 7. Organisational and locational change in Sydney's wholesaling industry, Ellis Nugent, David C. Rich and Peter L. Simons 8. Retailing in Sydney, Richard V. Cardew and Peter L. Simons 9. Retail development: competition versus government control, Michael Poulson 10. Unemployment in metropolitan Sydney: spatial, social and temporal dimensions, Ian H. Burnley and Susanne R. Walker 11. Coping with change: new directions for the Sydney Water Board? Peter Crabb 12. Land use-transport changes and global restructuring in Sydney since the 1970s: the container issue, Peter J. Rimmer and John A. Black 13. Planning and the journey to work: Sydney's North Shore and Northern Beaches region, Graeme J. Aplin 14. Campbelltown: a case study of planned urban expansion, H.W. Faulkner

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• Authors: Richard V. (EDT)/ Langdale Cardew, Richard V. Langdale Cardew, CARDEW RICHARD V LANGDALE JOHN
• Assisted by: Richard V. Cardew (Editor), Cardew Richard V. (Editor), John V. Langdale (Editor), Langdale John V. (Editor), D.C. Rich (Editor), David C. Rich (Editor), Rich David C. (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.12.2006
• EAN: 9780415418027
• ISBN: 978-0-415-41802-7
• No. of pages: 310
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Reference, The environment, Urban & municipal planning, Society and culture: general, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy