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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457305703321

Autore

Moughtin Cliff

Titolo

Urban design [[electronic resource] ] : street and square / / Cliff Moughtin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; London, : Architectural Press, 2003

ISBN

1-136-35034-9

1-281-02440-6

9786611024406

0-08-052027-8

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (315 p.)

Disciplina

711.4

Soggetti

Streets - Design

Plazas - Design

City planning

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previous ed.: 1999.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

URBAN DESIGN: STREET AND SQUARE Third Edition; Copyright; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Urban Design and People; 2 Basic Design Concepts; 3 Towns and Buildings; 4 The Square or Plaza; 5 Streets; 6 Seafront, River and Canal; 7 Sustainable Urban Form; 8 Visual Analysis; 9 Case Studies in Urban Design; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Figure Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.This third edition includes chapters on ""Sustainable Urban Design"" and