Urban Design: Street and Square

ISBN-13: 9780750657174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 314 str.

Cliff Moughtin; J. C. Moughtin

Opis

This book, part of a series of four, offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It outlines the theory of the principal features of urban design from which method is developed and provides a better understanding of the main elements of urban design. This includes the arrangement, design and details of the streets and squares, and the roles they play in city planning.

Spis treści

Preface; Introduction; Urban Design and People; Basic Design Concepts; Towns and Buildings; The Square or Plaza; Streets; Seafront, River and Canal, (including the addition of the Waterfront development in Barcelona as a case study); Sustainable Urban Design; Visual Analysis; Case Studies in Urban Design (including the addition of the Brayford area of Lincoln as a case study); Conclusion; Bibliography; Figure Sources; Index.

O autorze

Cliff Moughtin