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008			406230s2013 dcua b 000 0 eng
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020			_a9781610914239 _qcloth : alk. paper
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049			_aCARIBET
050	0	0	_aHT166 _bG43713 2013
082	0	0	_a307.1/216 _223
100	1		_aGehl, Jan _d1936- _9227515
245	1	0	_aHow to Study Public Life : _cby Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre ; translation by Karen Ann Steenhard. _htxt
264			_aWashington ; _aCovelo ; _aLondon : _bIsland Press , _c2013.
300			_axiii, 179 p. _bill. ; _c27 cm. _fbook
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediaded _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aTranslation of the author's Bylivsstudier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 172-177).
505	0		_aPublic space, public life: an interaction -- Who, what, where? -- Counting, plotting, tracking and other tools -- Public life studies in a historic perspective -- How they did it : research notes -- How they did it : public life studies in practice -- Public life studies and urban policy --
520			_aHow do we accommodate a growing urban population in a way that is sustainable, equitable, and inviting? This question is becoming increasingly urgent to answer as we face diminishing fossil-fuel resources and the effects of a changing climate while global cities continue to compete to be the most vibrant centers of culture, knowledge, and finance. Jan Gehl has been examining this question since the 1960s, when few urban designers or planners were thinking about designing cities for people. But given the unpredictable, complex and ephemeral nature of life in cities, how can we best design public infrastructurevital to cities for getting from place to place, or staying in placefor human use? Studying city life and understanding the factors that encourage or discourage use is the key to designing inviting public space. In How to Study Public Life Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre draw from their combined experience of over 50 years to provide a history of public-life study as well as methods and tools necessary to recapture city life as an important planning dimension. This type of systematic study began in earnest in the 1960s, when several researchers and journalists on different continents criticized urban planning for having forgotten life in the city. City life studies provide knowledge about human behavior in the built environment in an attempt to put it on an equal footing with knowledge about urban elements such as buildings and transport systems. Studies can be used as input in the decision-making process, as part of overall planning, or in designing individual projects such as streets, squares or parks. The original goal is still the goal today: to recapture city life as an important planning dimension. Anyone interested in improving city life will find inspiration, tools, and examples in this invaluable guide --
650		0	_aCity planning _973701 _2Local
650		0	_aEnvironmental sciences _992425
650		0	_aPublic spaces _xSocial aspects. _9154945 _2Local
650		0	_aUrban ecology (Sociology) _9286625
700	1		_aSvarre, Birgitte. _9281868
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