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Tibbalds Francis <d. 1992., > |
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Making people-friendly towns : improving the public environment in towns and cities / / Francis Tibbalds |
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London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-55863-5 |
1-280-06990-2 |
9786610069903 |
1-134-55864-3 |
0-203-46952-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (127 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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City planning |
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 1992"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-114) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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MAKING PEOPLE-FRIENDLY TOWNS Improving the public environment in towns and cities; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Foreword; 1 The Decline of the Public Realm; 2 'Places' Matter Most; 3 What are the Lessons from the Past?; 4 Mixing Uses and Activities; 5 Human Scale; 6 Pedestrian Freedom; 7 Access for All; 8 Making it Clear; 9 Lasting Environments; 10 Controlling Change; 11 Joining it all Together; 12 A Renaissance of the Public Realm?; Postscript; Afterword by Kevin Murray; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Making People-Friendly Towns explores the way our towns and cities, particularly their central areas, look and feel to all their users and discusses their design, maintenance and management. Francis Tibbalds provides a new philosophical approach to the problem, suggesting that places as a whole matter much more than the individual components that make up the urban environment such as buildings, roads and parks. This informative book suggests the way forward for professionals, decision-makers and all those who care about the future of our urban environment and points the reader in the |
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