The Art of Shaping the Metropolis
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071817964 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ortiz has developed similar metropolitan-regional projects in Tunis, Mexico City, Cairo, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Amman, Colombo, Accra, Kingston, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Bogotá, Istanbul, N’Djamena, Kampala, Baku, Monrovia, Ado-Ekiti, Kigali, Mombasa, Lekhnath, and Manila. . About the AuthorPedro B. He is a Vice President and member of the Board of Directors of the INTA International Urban Development Association, and as such advises both planners and government officials in countries around the world on development issues. As a Senior Urban Planner at the World Bank, Mr. Ortiz was the founder of IRU Madrid, an urban planning consulting firm, and founder and Director of the Master’s Program of Urban Studies at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid. Ortiz was Deputy Mayor in charge of strategic planning and the General Director of urban and regional planning for the City-Region of Madrid when he i
Pedro B. Mr. As a Senior Urban Planner at the World Bank, Mr. Ortiz was Deputy Mayor in charge of strategic planning and the General Director of urban and regional planning for the City-Region of Madrid when he introduced a metropolitan growth methodology in 1996: the Metro Matrix system. Ortiz was the
ChasL said A city-planning classic.. Great book. I predict this will become a city-planning classic.. "6-Star Guide to Saving Every City in Every Country -- a World-Changing Book" according to Robert David STEELE Vivas. This is an extraordinary book, easily five stars but I am elevating it to 6 stars (my top ten percent across over 2000 reviews, all but a handful non-fiction) because the author is not just a genius, but he explains his deep multi-level knowledge brilliantly. I have never seen a collection of complicated nuanced topics presented in such a compelling, easy to understand, well-illustrated manner. The case studies abound. The publisher is to be complemented for the purity of the presentation -- a stunning book with perfectly laid out pages, glossy color on . "For all leaders whose work requires multi-stakeholder participation and a longer term agenda" according to Pat McL. Pedro Ortiz is an experienced and thoughtful leader who knows how to bring a complex vision to life -- even when it takes years and faces many short and long term political agendas. He is the world's top expert on planning metropolitan areas for the future -- did it for Madrid when he was Deputy Mayor, and is working with government and civic groups around the world to help them be smart about their growth and development.I am not a metropolitan planner, but I do deal with large system, complex change. In my role I especially appreciate Mr. Ortiz' sensit
The handbook’s review of the networked past is invaluable, while its projection of these networks into future plans raises very many important questions for planners, urban designers, architects, and concerned citizens alike.” –From the Foreword by Professor Grahame Shane, Columbia UniversityFor the first time, half the global population is living in urban areasand that number is growing exponentially. Written by noted urban planner Pedro Ortiz, who served as director of the groundbreaking Madrid Metropolitan-Regional Plan, The Art of Shaping the Metropolis presents an innovative, agile solution for managing urban growth that enhances economic activity, environmental stability, and quality of life. The book details new rubrics to identify the