Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of tables, figures and photographs vii
4. Preface xi
5. Introducing Jigsaw cities 1
6. How did we get here?
7. Jigsaws and Lego sets 13
8. Breaking up the jigsaw 37
9. Building the New Jerusalem – vision and reality 55
10. Cities bounce back – piecing communities together again 79
11. Where are we now?
12. Britain’s cities today: a progress report 105
13. Britain’s cities of yesterday and tomorrow 135
14. Where do we go from here?
15. Smart cities work 163
16. Future cities: piecing the jigsaw together 187
17. Afterword: the urban jungle or urban jigsaw? 215
18. Notes and references 217
19. Bibliography 241
20. Index 255