The City That Never Was

A Brief History of Speculative Urbanization p.15, Notable Past Speculations p.19, Recent Speculative Urbanization Events p.25, The Us Sun Belt p.25, Irish Ghost Estates p.28, Dubai p.31, Ongoing Speculative Urbanization p.35, Panama p.35, Turkey p.37, African New Towns p.40, The People's Republic of China p.43, City Rankings and Global City Ambitions p.49, Commonalities and Conclusions p.52, A New Spanish Miracle p.57, A Brief Summary of the Boom and Bust p.60, Roots of the Second Miracle p.63, Land p.64, 1998 Ley del Suelo p.68, Housing p.72, Infrastructure p.79, The Role of Design p.86, Broader Contexts p.90, Responses to the Boom and Bust p.92, Reflections p.96, Products of the Boom and Bust p.99, Case Studies from the Madrid Metropolitan Region, Introduction p.100, 1997 General Plan / Urban Action Programs p.102, Urban Expansions p.110, Ciudad Valdeluz p.138, High -Speed Real p.146, Aeropuerto Central Ciudad Real p.158, Commercial Airports p.166, AP - 41 Autopista Madrid – Toledo p.178, Intercity Motorways p.198, CREAA / South Extension p.198, Cultural Institutions p.206, Urbanization Beyond Speculation p.217, Looking Back p.219, Looking Forward p.221, Architectural Form p.222, Land Use p.224, Infrastructure p.225, Public Realm p.229, Operating Systems p.230, Postscript p.231, Notes p.234, Index p.250, Figures and Image Sources p.256