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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824791903321

Autore

Moughtin Cliff

Titolo

Urban design : method and techniques / / liff Moughtin [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford] : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-283-60710-7

9786613919557

1-136-02066-7

0-08-052025-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 212 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

711.4

Soggetti

City planning

Land subdivision

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First issued in hardback 2015"--title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1 Definitions; 2 Negotiating the programme; 3 Survey techniques; 4 Analysis; 5 Generating alternatives; 6 Project evaluation; 7 Presentation; 8 Project management; 9 Conclusion; Figure sources; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book deals with a wide range of techniques used in the urban design process. It then goes on to relate these techniques to a unique, comprehensive account of method. A method of urban design is developed which has sustainability and environmental protection at the centre of its philosophy. Previously, literature regarding the urban design method has been almost totally neglected; this book introduces the topic to the reader. This revised second edition encompasses the latest techniques including the development of geographic information systems and financial techniques which help evaluate projects. A number of techniques are illustrated by example or case study. Where techniques are discussed they are located within the structure of the design process. The book develops a logical framework for a process, which includes problem definition, survey, analysis, concept generation, evaluation and implementation. It is this framework which leads toward the development of an urban design method.This book is a practical guide for students or professionals in the early part of their



careers. It is organized so that each chapter provides guidance which readers would have otherwise had to discover for themselves, often with some difficulty.