Lynch, Kevin 1918-1984 creator text bibliography mau 1984 First paperback edition monographic eng

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514 p. ill. ; 23 cm. Contents: Prologue: A Naive Questions 1 -- Part 1 Values and Cities: 1 Forms values in urban history 5 -- 2 What is the form of a city, and how is it made ? 37 -- 3 Between heaven and hell 51 -- 4 Three normative theories 73 -- 5 But is a general normative theory possible ? 99 -- Part II A Theory of Good City Form: 6 Dimensions of performance -- 7 Vitality 121 -- 8 Sense 131 -- 9 Fit 151 -- 10 Access 187 -- 11 Control 205 -- 12 Efficiency and justice 221 -- 13 City size and the idea of neighborhood 239 -- 14 Growth and conservation -- 15 Urban textures and networks 261 -- 16 City models and city design 277 -- 17 A place utopia 319 -- Appendixes: A A Brief Review of Functional Theory 327 -- B A Language of City Patterns 345 -- C Some Sources of City Values 359 -- D A Catalog of Models of Settlement Form 373 -- Bibliography 459 -- Sources and Credits 485 -- Acknowledgments 491 -- Index 493 -- Kevin Lynch. Originally published: A theory of good city form. c1981. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [459]-483. City planning Philosophy Cities and towns History Sociology urban HT166 L96 1984 307.7/6/01 0262620464 0262120852 9780262620468 83024824 pucpr 120709 20250514154205.0 eng