Public Places, Urban Spaces : the dimensions of urban design. / txt
Matthew Carmona.
- First edition
- vii, 312p. ill. ; plans ; 24 cm. book
Includes Index.
Includes bibliographical references (p.291-304)
Contents: Acknowledgements iv -- Preface v -- PART I THE CONTEXT FOR URBAN DESIGN -- 1 Urban design today 3 -- 2 Urban change 20 -- 3 Contexts for urban design 36 -- PART II THE DIMENSIONS OF URBAN DESIGN -- 4 The morphological dimension 61 -- 5 The perpetual dimension 87 -- 6 The social dimension 106 -- 7 The visual dimension 130 -- 8 The functional dimension 165 -- 9 The temporal dimension 193 -- PART III IMPLEMENTING URBAN DESIGN -- 10 The development process 213 -- 11 The control process 237 -- 12 The communication process 263 -- 13 Holistic urban design 283 -- Bibliography 291 -- Index 305 --
Public Places - Urban Spaces is a holistic guide to the many complex and interacting dimensions of urban design. The discussion moves systematically through ideas, theories, research and the practice of urban design from an unrivalled range of sources. It aids the reader by gradually building the concepts one upon the other towards a total view of the subject. The author team explain the catalysts of change and renewal, and explore the global and local contexts and processes within which urban design operates. The book presents six key dimensions of urban design theory and practice - the social, visual, functional, temporal, morphological and perceptual - allowing it to be dipped into for specific information, or read from cover to cover. This is a clear and accessible text that provides a comprehensive discussion of this complex subject --
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Architectural design. Urban landscape architecture City planning