Public Places - Urban Spaces

The Dimensions of Urban Design

Matthew Carmona, Taner Oc, Steven Tiesdell, Tim Heath

318 pages, parution le 04/02/2003

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Résumé

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.

Learn all you need to know about design of urban spaces from this one-stop introductory guide Gain a comprehensive overview of the topic through the author's holistic approach Complex ideas are presented logically for ease of understanding.

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.

Contents

Part I: Defining Urban Design

Urban Design Today
Urban Change
Contexts for Urban Design

Part II: The Dimensions of Urban Design

The Morphological Dimension
The Perceptual Dimension
The Social Dimension
The Visual Dimension
The Functional Dimension
The Temporal Dimension

Part III: Implementing Urban Design

The Development Process
The Control Process
The Communication Process
Holistic Urban Design

L'auteur - Matthew Carmona

Senior Lecturer in Planning and Design, University College London

L'auteur - Taner Oc

Director, Institute of Planning Studies, University of Nottingham

L'auteur - Steven Tiesdell

Senior Lecturer, Department of Land Economy, University of Aberdeen, UK

L'auteur - Tim Heath

Institute of Planning Studies, University of Nottingham

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Architectural Press
Auteur(s)	Matthew Carmona, Taner Oc, Steven Tiesdell, Tim Heath
Parution	04/02/2003
Nb. de pages	318
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	867g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750636322
ISBN13	978-0-7506-3632-2