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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960439903321

Autore

Bosselmann Peter

Titolo

Urban transformation : understanding city design and form / / by Peter Bosselmann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2008

ISBN

9781610911498

1610911490

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (335 p.)

Disciplina

307.76071

Soggetti

Cities and towns - Study and teaching

Sociology, Urban - Study and teaching

Social structure - Study and teaching

City planning - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-300) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures/Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: To Compare: Cities, Size, Scale and Form -- Chapter Two: To Observe: Some Observations of Copenhagen's City Form at the Time of Global Change -- Chapter Three: To Measure: Vitality, Livability, and Sense of Place -- Chapter Four: To Transform: Rebuilding the Structure of the Inner City -- Chapter Five: To Define: Urban Design Principles for City Streets -- Chapter Six: To Model: Authenticity, Modeling, and Entitlement -- Chapter Seven: To Interpret: A Canvas for an Emerging Commons -- Conclusion: Principles of Precedent -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann's eyes (aided by his analysis of numerous color photos and illustrations) readers will learn to "see" cities anew. His hope is that, with the fresh vision he offers, readers will be empowered to offer inventive new solutions to familiar urban problems.