TY - BOOK AU - Beriatos,Ēlias AU - Colman,Jim ED - International Society of City and Regional Planners. TI - The pulsar effect in urban planning: proceedings of the 38th International ISoCaRP Congess, Athens, 2002 / SN - (pbk.) U1 - 307.76 BER 23 PY - 2003///. CY - The Hague, Netherlands, Volos, Greece : PB - International Society of City and Regional Planners ; , University of Thessaly Press KW - City planning KW - Congresses. KW - Special events KW - Conference papers and proceedings N1 - Includes bibliographical references.; Preface / Max van den Berg and Alfonso Vegara -- Acknowledgements / by editors: Beriatos E.-Colman J. -- Introductory essay / by general rapporteur Colman J. -- Workshop reports / by rapporteurs, Prothi A. [and others] -- A characteristic pulsar effect -- EXPO'92, Sevilla, Spain / by Javier de Mesones -- Dealing with a major pulse: Sydney before, during and after the 2000 Olympics / by Sue Holliday -- Natural disaster and their consequences on the poorest urban dwellers in Asia and Ameirca / by Ali Kazançigil -- The dynamic, flexible and self-sustained city: its capability for "offense" and "defence" in order to ensure its future / by Athanasios Aravantinos -- Planning for pulses and ecologically sustainable development (ESD). Are they compatible? -- Flexible and adaptable infrastructure in a 'pulsar' context: dream or reality? -- The socio-economic impact of 'big bang' events -- Marketplace ER -