03297nam 2200361za 450 991079185640332120230725020941.01-283-03891-997866130389131-136-92009-90-203-84443-2(MiAaPQ)EBC668432(EXLCZ)99256000000006164620100305d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||Companion to urban design[electronic resource] /edited by Tridib Banerjee and Anastasia Loukaitou-SiderisLondon Routledge20111 online resource (xxi, 709 p.) illRoutledge companionsIncludes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Roots -- pt. 2. Theoretical perspectives -- pt. 3. Influences -- pt. 4. Technologies and methods -- pt. 5. Process -- pt. 6. Components -- pt. 7. Debates -- pt. 8. Global trends -- pt. 9. New directions.Today the practice of urban design has forged a distinctive identity with applications at many different scales - ranging from the block or street scale to the scale of metropolitan and regional landscapes. Urban design interfaces many aspects of contemporary public policy - multiculturalism, healthy cities, environmental justice, economic development, climate change, energy conservations, protection of natural environments, sustainable development, community liveability, and the like. The field now comprises a core body of knowledge that enfolds a right history of ideas, paradigms, principles, tools, research and applications, enriched by electric influences from the humanities, and social and natural sciences. Companion to Urban Design includes more than fifty original contributions from internationally recognized authorities in the field. These contributions address the following questions: What are the important ideas that have shaped the field and the current practice of urban design? What are the major methods and processes that have influenced the practice of urban design at various scales? What are the current innovations relevant to the pedagogy of urban design? What are the lingering debates, conflicts ad contradictions in the theory and practice of urban design? How could urban design respond to the contemporary challenges of climate change, sustainability, active living initiatives, globalization, and the like? What are the significant disciplinary influences on the theory, research and practice of urban design in recent times? There has never before been a more authoritative and comprehensive companion that includes core, foundational and pioneering ideas and concepts of urban design. This book serves as an invaluable guide for undergraduate and postgraduate students, future professionals, and practitioners interested in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning, but also in urban studies, urban affairs, geography, and related fields.Routledge companions.City planningCity planning.307.1216Banerjee Tridib34795Loukaitou-Sideris Anastasia1958-1546111BOOK9910791856403321Companion to urban design3802775UNINA