observation, organization, and transformation of urban settings Kempf, Petra. creator text bibliography sz 2009 monographic eng

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16 p. 30 cm. 22 overhead transparencies (color illustrations ; 30 cm), in plastic case 30 x 22 cm Cities are hybrid entities based on multilayered and sometimes contradictory organizing principles. As complex networks of geographic, economic, political and cultural segments, they are caught up in a constant process of differentiation. How are we to understand such dynamic processes, especially the complex connections between individuals, whose movements and interactions leave traces in the urban landscape? This publication offers architects, urban planners and general readers interested in city design and growth a novel approach, a mapping tool that creates a framework for understanding the continually changing configuration of the city. With transparent slides, the tool allows one to superimpose various realities like layers and build new urban connections. It invites readers in short to immerse themselves in the complexity of our cities. -- 22 diagram transparencies and 1 booklet. Petra Kempf. Cover title. Consists of one pamphlet and twenty-two transparencies index cards in plastic case. "The set consists of twenty-two diagram drawings that are divided into four operational categories (Cosmological Ground; Legislative Agencies; Currents, Flows and Forces; Nodes, Loops and Connections)"--Page 11. Includes bibliographical references. Cities and towns City and town planning City planning Architecture and Planning Sociology, Urban HT153 K34 2009 711.4 K256 9783037781593 3037781599 pucpr 150828 20240429164826.0 eng