`The declared purpose of the book is to broaden the reader's perspective of facadism debate, which the author accomplishes by considering facadism against the broad and complex backcloth of the contemporary land development process and the political climate within which it operates. ... One of the strengths of the book is the case-study material and references to actual developments. ... this book makes a useful contribution ot the limited literature on this important subject. - Prof P Swallow Jrnl of Architectural Conservation March 1995

• List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. WHAT IS FACADISM?, 3. ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVES, 4. TOWNSCAPE PERSPECTIVES, 5. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES, 6. FACADISM AND URBAN CONSERVATION, 7. WHY FACADISM?, Notes and references, Select bibliography, Index

`The declared purpose of the book is to broaden the reader's perspective of facadism debate, which the author accomplishes by considering facadism against the broad and complex backcloth of the contemporary land development process and the political climate within which it operates. ... One of the strengths of the book is the case-study material and references to actual developments. ... this book makes a useful contribution ot the limited literature on this important subject. - Prof P Swallow Jrnl of Architectural Conservation March 1995

• List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. WHAT IS FACADISM?, 3. ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVES, 4. TOWNSCAPE PERSPECTIVES, 5. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES, 6. FACADISM AND URBAN CONSERVATION, 7. WHY FACADISM?, Notes and references, Select bibliography, Index

`The declared purpose of the book is to broaden the reader's perspective of facadism debate, which the author accomplishes by considering facadism against the broad and complex backcloth of the contemporary land development process and the political climate within which it operates. ... One of the strengths of the book is the case-study material and references to actual developments. ... this book makes a useful contribution ot the limited literature on this important subject. - Prof P Swallow Jrnl of Architectural Conservation March 1995

• List of illustrations, Acknowledgements, 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. WHAT IS FACADISM?, 3. ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVES, 4. TOWNSCAPE PERSPECTIVES, 5. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES, 6. FACADISM AND URBAN CONSERVATION, 7. WHY FACADISM?, Notes and references, Select bibliography, Index