Background
Hall, Peter Geoffrey was born on March 19, 1932 in London. Came to the United States, 1980. Son of Arthur Vickers and Bertha (Keefe) Hall.
( In this "pathology of planning," Peter Hall briskly rec...)
In this "pathology of planning," Peter Hall briskly recounts the histories of five great planning disasters and two near-disasters and analyzes the decisions of the professional bureaucrats, community activists, and politicians involved in the planning process. He draws on an eclectic body of theory from political science, economics, ethics, and long-range future forecasting to suggest ways to forestall such grand mistakes in the future. For this edition, Hall has added a special introduction in which he reflects further on the sequels to these cautionary tales and on the moral planners and citizens should draw from them.
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(Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unriva...)
Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unrivalled account of the history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. Now comprehensively revised, the fourth edition offers a perceptive, critical, and global history of urban planning and design throughout the twentieth-century and beyond. * A revised and updated edition of this classic text from one of the most notable figures in the field of urban planning and design * Offers an incisive, insightful, and unrivalled critical history of planning in theory and practice, as well as of the underlying socio-economic challenges and opportunities * Comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new research published over the last decade * Reviews the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth-century and beyond * Draws on global examples throughout, and weaves the author's own fascinating experiences into the text to illustrate this authoritative story of urban growth
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(Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in t...)
Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. * A critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it. * Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject. * Comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective. * Reviews the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century.
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("London Voices, London Lives" offers a unique insight int...)
"London Voices, London Lives" offers a unique insight into what a cross-section of Londoners feel about their lives and the lives of those around them. Using their own voices, with a linking commentary by Professor Sir Peter Hall, the book documents interviews with over a hundred people in eight localities, to provide an extraordinary social record of one of the world's greatest cities.
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(Since World War II, America's economic landscape has unde...)
Since World War II, America's economic landscape has undergone a profound transformation. The effects of this change can be seen in the decline of the traditional industrial heartland and the emergence of new high tech industrial complexes in California, Texas, Boston, and Florida. The Rise of the Gunbelt demonstrates that this economic restructuring is a direct result of the rise of the military industrial complex (MIC) and a wholly new industry based on defense spending and Pentagon contacts. Chronicling the dramatic growth of this vast complex, the authors analyze the roles played by the shift from land and sea warfare to aerial combat in World War II, the Cold War, the birth of aerospace and the consequent radical transformation of the airplane industry, and labor and major defense corporations such as Boeing, Lockheed, and McDonnell Douglas. Exploring the reasons for the shifts in defense spending--including the role of lobbyists and the Department of Defense in awarding contracts--and the effects on regional and national economic development, this comprehensive study reveals the complexities of the MIC.
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( Peter Hall and Colin Ward wrote Sociable Cities to cele...)
Peter Hall and Colin Ward wrote Sociable Cities to celebrate the centenary of publication of Ebenezer Howard’s To-morrow: A Peaceful Path to Real Reform in 1998 – an event they then marked by co-editing (with Dennis Hardy) the magnificent annotated facsimile edition of Howard’s original, long lost and very scarce, in 2003. In this revised edition of Sociable Cities, sadly now without Colin Ward, Peter Hall writes: ‘the sixteen years separating the two editions of this book seem almost like geological time. Revisiting the 1998 edition is like going back deep into ancient history’. The glad confident morning following Tony Blair’s election has been followed by political disillusionment, the fiscal crash, widespread austerity and a marked anti-planning stance on the part of the Coalition government. But – closely following the argument of Good Cities, Better Lives: How Europe discovered the Lost Art of Urbanism (Routledge 2013), to which this book is designed as a companion – Hall argues that the central message is now even stronger: we need more planning, not less. And this planning needs to be driven by broad, high-level strategic visions – national, regional – of the kind of country we want to see. Above all, Hall shows in the concluding chapters, Britain’s escalating housing crisis can be resolved only by a massive programme of planned decentralization from London, at least equal in scale to the great Abercrombie plan seventy years ago. He sets out a picture of great new city clusters at the periphery of South East England, sustainably self-sufficient in their daily patterns of living and working, but linked to the capital by new high-speed rail services. This is a book that every planner, and every serious student of policy-making, will want to read. Published at a time when the political parties are preparing their policy manifestos, it is designed to make a major contribution to a major national debate.
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(Sociable Cities is published to coincide with the centena...)
Sociable Cities is published to coincide with the centenary of the publication of Ebenezer Howard's revolutionary Garden Cities of Tomorrow. Howard's book would prove to be the most influential work on city planning in the 20th Century. The book provided the template for some thirty new towns in the United Kingdom - and countless others across the rest of the world - helped to establish the Town and Country Planning Association and ultimately led to an Act of Parliament which established how the building of our cities would be governed. At its heart, Garden Cities argues for a return to civilised and sustainable urban communities. Sociable Cities assesses how Howard's work has faced up to the concerns of the 20th Century. Rarely have these concerns - the development of brown and green field sites, public versus private transport, the political will behind sustainability, public access to the countryside, and the quality of life in and the future of out cities - been so pressing. Finally, in analysing future trends, Peter Hall and Colin Ward take Howard's Garden Cities into the 21st Century. This landmark book will be of interest to all who are concerned for the future of our cities and the future of our countryside.
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(Prepared for the World Commission on Twenty-First Century...)
Prepared for the World Commission on Twenty-First Century Urbanization Conference in Berlin in July 2000. This book is an entirely new and comprehensive review of the state of world urban development at the millennium and a forecast of the main issues that will dominate urban debates in the next 25 years. It is the most significant book on cities and city planning problems to appear for many years.
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(A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the netw...)
A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the networked polycentric mega-city region. Developed around one or more cities of global status, it is characterized by a cluster of cities and towns, physically separate but intensively networked in a complex spatial division of labour. This book describes and analyses eight such regions in North West Europe. For the first time, this work shows how businesses interrelate and communicate in geographical space - within each region, between them, and with the wider world. It goes on to demonstrate the profound consequences for spatial planning and regional development in Europe - and, by implication, other similar urban regions of the world. The Polycentric Metropolis introduces the concept of a mega-city region, analyses its characteristics, examines the issues surrounding regional identities, and discusses policy ramifications and outcomes for infrastructure, transport systems and regulation. Packed with high quality maps, case study data and written in a clear style by highly experienced authors, this will be an insightful and significant analysis suitable for professionals in urban planning and policy, environmental consultancies, business and investment communities, technical libraries, and students in urban studies, geography, economics and town/spatial planning.
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( The best book on the art of stop-action animation and a...)
The best book on the art of stop-action animation and a must-have for animators and animation fans. From the creators of the wildly successful Wallace and Gromit films and Chicken Run, here is a unique guide to making your own 3-D (or stop-action) animation. The book sets the achievements of Aardman Studios into the tradition of 3-D animation, which spans such Hollywood triumphs as King Kong and well-known characters like Godzilla. At the heart of the book is a guide to the process of 3-D animation today: a practical, fully illustrated, step-by-step description of how to create effective characters, a storyboard and sets, and then an entire film. For this third edition, the introduction and the history of the medium have both been revised to incorporate the latest work by Aardman and others. All the CGI material has been augmented, updated, and integrated into the practical sections of the book. The “Making a Film” chapter is completely revamped to emphasize the difference in approach, structure, and technique when applied to scripting, characterization, short films, television, advertising, and feature films 350+ color photographs and illustrations
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( The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far long...)
The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when he quipped it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states. And its legacy can be seen today in debates over the nature of the European Union. Heart of Europe traces the Empire from its origins within Charlemagne’s kingdom in 800 to its demise in 1806. By the mid-tenth century its core rested in the German kingdom, and ultimately its territory stretched from France and Denmark to Italy and Poland. Yet the Empire remained stubbornly abstract, with no fixed capital and no common language or culture. The source of its continuity and legitimacy was the ideal of a unified Christian civilization, but this did not prevent emperors from clashing with the pope over supremacy―the nadir being the sack of Rome in 1527 that killed 147 Vatican soldiers. Though the title of Holy Roman Emperor retained prestige, rising states such as Austria and Prussia wielded power in a way the Empire could not. While it gradually lost the flexibility to cope with political, economic, and social changes, the Empire was far from being in crisis until the onslaught of the French revolutionary wars, when a crushing defeat by Napoleon at Austerlitz compelled Francis II to dissolve his realm.
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((High tech industry is hailed as the new economic panacea...)
(High tech industry is hailed as the new economic panacea. But what is high tech industry ? What contribution has it made to the UK economy? How does the UK s high tech performance compare to that in other countries? Where is it concentrated in the UK? Why has the Western Crescent around London become a major centre for high tech industry? Can this success be replicated in other locations? These are the fundamental questions posed and answered in this critical assessment of the new image of economic success)
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(Among the many 'utopian' proposals of the 19th century, t...)
Among the many 'utopian' proposals of the 19th century, this particular short text stands out. Howard was a 19th century British reformer and city planner. He was influenced by Bellamy's Looking Backwards. He saw new, planned towns as a necessary counterbalance to the squalid, Dickensian 19th century London. These towns would balance urban and rural occupations, and include a whole range of amenities which we have come to take for granted: libraries, museums, schools, wide avenues, and a mix of commercial and residential zones. Howard strove to keep a balance between the community and individual needs, and to operate within the framework of Capitalism, rather than rejecting or attempting to replace it. This book was originally published in 1898 as To-morrow, and reissued in 1902 as Garden Cities of To-morrow. The first Garden City, built under the aegis of Howard, Letchworth, was founded in 1903 (Howard was one of the first residents). Later he founded a second Garden City, Welwyn, 1919. Both, now London suburbs, are still very much in existence and proved successful over time, with its residents, in particular, in better health than the general population. Howard's proposal had a great influence on urban planning in the 20th century, particularly post-WWII. The American urban planning critic, Lewis Mumford, was one of Howard's proponents. In the history of planned societies, Ebenezer Howard stands out as one of the successes, even though he is little-known other than to architects and urban planners. (Quote from sacred-texts.com) About the Author Sir Ebenezer Howard (1850 - 1928) Sir Ebenezer Howard (29 January 1850 - May 1, 1928) was a prominent British urban planner. Howard travelled to America from England at the age of 21, moved to Nebraska,
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( A deadly continental struggle, the Thirty Years War de...)
A deadly continental struggle, the Thirty Years War devastated seventeenth-century Europe, killing nearly a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Peter Wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the modern world. When defiant Bohemians tossed the Habsburg emperor’s envoys from the castle windows in Prague in 1618, the Holy Roman Empire struck back with a vengeance. Bohemia was ravaged by mercenary troops in the first battle of a conflagration that would engulf Europe from Spain to Sweden. The sweeping narrative encompasses dramatic events and unforgettable individuals—the sack of Magdeburg; the Dutch revolt; the Swedish militant king Gustavus Adolphus; the imperial generals, opportunistic Wallenstein and pious Tilly; and crafty diplomat Cardinal Richelieu. In a major reassessment, Wilson argues that religion was not the catalyst, but one element in a lethal stew of political, social, and dynastic forces that fed the conflict. By war’s end a recognizably modern Europe had been created, but at what price? The Thirty Years War condemned the Germans to two centuries of internal division and international impotence and became a benchmark of brutality for centuries. As late as the 1960s, Germans placed it ahead of both world wars and the Black Death as their country’s greatest disaster. An understanding of the Thirty Years War is essential to comprehending modern European history. Wilson’s masterful book will stand as the definitive account of this epic conflict. For a map of Central Europe in 1618, referenced on page XVI, please visit the book feature.
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(From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- ...)
From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Boston and New York -- during different stages of growth, this profusely illustrated book surveys the changing urban scene."
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(From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- ...)
From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Boston and New York -- during different stages of growth, this profusely illustrated book surveys the changing urban scene."
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(Completely updated--the head-to-toe guide to creating ani...)
Completely updated--the head-to-toe guide to creating animated human characters Now featuring a new full-color format and a companion CD with tutorials for students and self-learners alike, 3-D Human Modeling and Animation, Third Edition demonstrates how readers can use their artistic skills to create convincing digital characters. More than 500 images illustrate every step in the process and the accompanying Quicktime tutorials demonstrate the process of modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating the human figure. Peter Ratner (Harrisonburg, VA) is a professor of 3-D computer animation in the School of Art and Art History at James Madison University where he founded the computer animation program. Besides teaching and writing books, he has exhibited his oil paintings, animations, and computer graphics in numerous national and international juried exhibitions.
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(This softbound book supplements Food and Drug, 3d, by Pet...)
This softbound book supplements Food and Drug, 3d, by Peter Barton Hutt, Richard A. Merrill, and Lewis A. Grossman. It is a compilation containing the statutes affecting food and drug law.
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( "A book that all animators will marvel at." ―Computer A...)
"A book that all animators will marvel at." ―Computer Arts From the creators of the wildly successful Wallace and Gromit films and Chicken Run, here is a practical guide to making your own 3-D (or stop-action) animation, a practice whose robust presence in contemporary filmmaking continues strong. At the heart of the book is a guide to the process of 3-D animation today: a practical, fully illustrated, step-by-step description of how to create effective characters, a storyboard and sets, and then an entire film. This new edition includes a brand new chapter offering exclusive interviews with the producer and director of Aardman’s latest blockbuster, Shaun the Sheep Movie, a special segment giving you unprecedented behind-the-scenes insight into the making of The Pirates! Band of Misfits, and a revised chapter on CGI technology that explores and celebrates the very latest, up-to-the-minute developments in the field. Illustrated in color throughout
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(The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-rang...)
The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-ranging profiles of the world's main urban centres. Each book blends urban history, sociology, ecology, economics, politics, transport, architecture and built environment into a portrayal of the contemporary urban scene. Mexico City is the largest and fastest growing city in Latin America. Despite its long history dating back to Aztec times, its essential character is a product of recent development and it exemplifies all the problems of Third World cities, albeit on a huge scale, exacerbated by its national and international role and the special problems caused by the earthquake of 1985. Peter Ward presents an analysis of Mexico City's rise, social and economic structure, population, urban fabric, transport and governance and concludes with a look at the future.
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(Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folkl...)
Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folklore, its chroniclers and criminals and plain citizens, its food and drink and countless pleasures. Blackfriar’s and Charing Cross, Paddington and Bedlam. Westminster Abbey and St. Martin in the Fields. Cockneys and vagrants. Immigrants, peasants, and punks. The Plague, the Great Fire, the Blitz. London at all times of day and night, and in all kinds of weather. In well-chosen anecdotes, keen observations, and the words of hundreds of its citizens and visitors, Ackroyd reveals the ingenuity and grit and vitality of London. Through a unique thematic tour of the physical city and its inimitable soul, the city comes alive.
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(The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-rang...)
The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-ranging profiles of the world's main urban centres. Each book blends urban history, sociology, ecology, economics, politics, transport, architecture and built environment into a portrayal of the contemporary urban scene. Mexico City is the largest and fastest growing city in Latin America. Despite its long history dating back to Aztec times, its essential character is a product of recent development and it exemplifies all the problems of Third World cities, albeit on a huge scale, exacerbated by its national and international role and the special problems caused by the earthquake of 1985. Peter Ward presents an analysis of Mexico City's rise, social and economic structure, population, urban fabric, transport and governance and concludes with a look at the future.
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urban and regional planning educator
Hall, Peter Geoffrey was born on March 19, 1932 in London. Came to the United States, 1980. Son of Arthur Vickers and Bertha (Keefe) Hall.
Bachelor in Geography, Cambridge University, England, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1959. Doctor of Dental Surgery (honorary), Birmingham University, England, 1991.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Lund University, Sweden, 1992. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Sheffield University, 1995. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Newcastle University, 1995.
Doctor of Engineering (honorary), Technology University Nova Scotia, Canada, 1996. Doctor of Arts (honorary), Oxford Brookes University, 1997. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Reading University, 1999.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University West England, 2000. Doctor of Science, University Loughborough, 2005. Doctor Laws, University Manchester, 2001.
Doctor of Letters (honorary), Herriot Watt University, 2002. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Guildhall University, London, 2002. Decision Support System (honorary), Queen Mary, University London, 2004.
Dynamics Technologies (honorary), University Greenwich, 2004. Doctor of Science (honorary), Loughborough University, 2005.
Lecturer Birkbeck College, University London, 1957-1965. Reader London School of Economics, 1966-1967. Professor University Reading, England, 1968-1989, chairman England, 1971-1977, dean faculty urban and regional studies England, 1975-1978, board management England, 1983-1986, professor emeritus England, since 1989.
Professor department city and regional planning University California, Berkeley, 1980-1992, associate director Institute Urban and Regional Development, 1980-1988, director, 1989-1992, professor emeritus, since 1993. Professor planning Bartlett School Planning University College London, London, since 1992, director school public policy, 1996—1997. Special advisor Department of Environment, London, 1991—1994.
Member Urban Task Force, 1998—1999. Director Institute of Community Studies, 2001—2004. Chair Reblackpool, 2004—2008.
(Completely updated--the head-to-toe guide to creating ani...)
( Peter Hall and Colin Ward wrote Sociable Cities to cele...)
( In this "pathology of planning," Peter Hall briskly rec...)
(From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- ...)
(From the publisher: "Focusing on five American cities -- ...)
(Peter Hall's seminal Cities of Tomorrow remains an unriva...)
(Cities of Tomorrow is a critical history of planning in t...)
( A deadly continental struggle, the Thirty Years War de...)
(Here are two thousand years of London’s history and folkl...)
("London Voices, London Lives" offers a unique insight int...)
(Sociable Cities is published to coincide with the centena...)
(Prepared for the World Commission on Twenty-First Century...)
(The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-rang...)
(The "World cities" series offers up-to-date and wide-rang...)
( The best book on the art of stop-action animation and a...)
(Among the many 'utopian' proposals of the 19th century, t...)
(A new 21st century urban phenomenon is emerging: the netw...)
(Since World War II, America's economic landscape has unde...)
(This softbound book supplements Food and Drug, 3d, by Pet...)
( The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far long...)
((High tech industry is hailed as the new economic panacea...)
(History of urban planning and design in the 20th century)
( "A book that all animators will marvel at." ―Computer A...)
(Reprint)
Author: The World Cities, 1966, 3d edition, 1984, Europe 2000, 1977 (Bentinck prize 1979), Great Planning Disasters, 1980, The Inner City in Context, 1981, Silicon Landscapes, 1985, Can Rail Save the City?, 1985, High-Tech America, 1986, Western Sunrise, 1987, Cities of Tomorrow (Balzan prize 2005), 1988, London 2001, 1989, Cities and Civilization, 1998, London Voices London Lives, 2007. Co-author: The Rise of the Gunbelt, 1991, Technopoles of the World, 1994, Sociable Cities, 1998, Cities in Civilization, 1998, Urban Future 21, 2000, Working Capital, 2002, The Polycentric Metropolis, 2006.
Advisor Social Democratic party, 1983-1985. Active Southeast Economic Planning Council, 1966-1979, London Voices London Lives, 2007, Social Science Research Council, 1974-1979. Fellow British Academy, Royal Geography Society (Gill Memorial prize 1968, Founder's medal 1991), St. Catharine's College (honorary).
Member Royal Town Planning Institute (honorary, Gold medal 2003), American Planning Association, Athenaeum Club, British Academy.
Married Carla Maria Wartenberg, September 7, 1962 (divorced 1967). Married Magda Mroz, February 13, 1967.