Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-181) and index.
Chapter 1 The living space of the majority of mankind -- An anonymous space with no visual quality -- chapter The Zwischenstadt as an international phenomenon -- chapter The patterns of area settlement of conurbations -- chapter 2 An interpretation of the Zwischenstadt -- chapter Theses on the significance of the intelligibility of the Zwischenstadt -- chapter Gelsenkirchen Bismarck -- chapter 3 The organisation of everyday living space -- chapter Day-to-day action in the 'fine grain' of the Zwischenstadt -- chapter The Rhine-Main Regional Park -- chapter 4 The Zwischenstadt as a focus for design -- chapter The example of the International Building Exhibition Emscher Park for a cultural occupation of the Zwischenstadt -- chapter 5 Perspectives for a new form of regional planning -- chapter The city region of Stuttgart -- chapter Fields of action and tools -- chapter Postscript to the second edition -- The city in the Second Modern -- chapter Postscript to the third edition -- On dealing with uncertainty in urban development.
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This book investigates the characteristics of today's built environment: no longer simply a city but increasingly large conurbations made up of a number of development clusters, linked by transport routes. The diffusion of the once compact city into a city web, the 'meta city' is mirrored by changes in society from communities with strong social cohesion and interest in their towns and cities to individuals pursing their own goals, with global social links and little interest in their city.