The World Trade Center: Politics and Policies of Skyscraper Development

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Contents vi
• Preface vii
• 1 - Public Needs and Private Decisions in High-Rise Development 1
• 2 - Policy Formation 19
• 3 - Policy Implementation 56
• 4 - Building Operations 86
• 5 - World Trade Center Impacts 113
• 6 - Conclusions: Managing Skyscraper Externalities 141
• Notes 161
• Appendix A - World Trade Center Chronology: Key Events 165
• Appendix B - World Trade Center Design and Construction Team 171
• Index 173