Urban DesignUrban Design provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to urban design, presenting a 3 dimensional model with which to categorise the processes and products involved. It not only defines the subject, but also considers the future direction of the field and what can be learned from the past. 50 international case studies demonstrate the variety of urban design efforts that have occurred in recent history. |
Contents
The Nature of Urban design and Urban Designing
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1 The Public Realm of Cities and Urban Design | 6 |
2 Urban Design Processes and Procedures | 24 |
3 An Evolving Typology of Urban Design Projects | 42 |
Part 2 The Traditional Design Professions Their Products and Urban Design | 59 |
4 The Products of City Planning and the Nature of Urban Design | 61 |
5 The Products of Landscape Architecture and the Nature of Urban Design | 75 |
6 The Products of Architecture and the Nature of Urban Design | 114 |
8 Allofapiece Urban Design | 204 |
9 Piecebypiece Urbandesign | 304 |
10 Plugin Urban Design | 318 |
Part 4 The Future of Urban Design | 359 |
Current and Future Issues in Urban Design ... | 362 |
Urban Design Field or Discipline and Profession? ... | 390 |
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