Urban Landscape

ISBN-13: 9780415706957 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 1578 str.

Anita Berrizbeitia

Opis

This is a set that brings together scholarly work on historical, conceptual, and technical aspects of the urban landscape. The role of landscape, as recreational, public, social, ecological, infrastructural and experiential component of the urban environment has been increasingly recognized during the past decade. The traditional conception of the 'urban' as something that is made of streets and building facades has been replaced by a more complex notion that is inclusive of landscape as a generative and foundational component of the city itself. As cities have continued to expand into metropolitan areas, landscapes have played a key role in the organization of urban territories. This set reflects the role that landscapes have played in the ongoing evolution of cities, from industrial to service based economies. Making readily available in one place materials which are difficult for scholars, researchers, and students across the globe to locate and use, this treasure trove of information includes global scholarship, supplemented with a comprehensive introduction by the editor which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context.

Spis treści

Introduction  Volume 1: Systemic Urban Landscape  Introduction.  Systems of Cities.  Urbanizing Natural Systems.  Constructing Landscape Systems  Volume 2: Principles and Criteria  Introduction.  Planning the Urban Landscape.  Designing the Urban Landscape.  Ecology and the Urban Landscape  Volume 3: Typology, Space, Representation  Introduction.  Morphological and Typological Approaches to the Urban Landscape.  Representation and the Urban Landscape  Volume 4: Environmental and Social Challenges of the Contemporary Urban Landscape  Introduction.  Environmental Challenges. Social Challenges