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Public Places - Urban Spaces Professor Matthew Carmona

Public Places - Urban Spaces By Professor Matthew Carmona

Public Places - Urban Spaces by Professor Matthew Carmona


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A guide to the many complex and interacting dimensions of urban design. It discusses systematically through ideas, theories, research and the practice of urban design from a range of sources. It presents six key dimensions of urban design theory and practice - the social, visual, functional, temporal, morphological and perceptual.

Public Places - Urban Spaces Summary

Public Places - Urban Spaces: A Guide to Urban Design by Professor Matthew Carmona

"Public Places - Urban Spaces" is a holistic guide to the many complex and interacting dimensions of urban design. The discussion moves systematically through ideas, theories, research and the practice of urban design from an unrivalled range of sources. It aids the reader by gradually building the concepts one upon the other towards a total view of the subject. The author team explain the catalysts of change and renewal, and explore the global and local contexts and processes within which urban design operates. The book presents six key dimensions of urban design theory and practice - the social, visual, functional, temporal, morphological and perceptual - allowing it to be dipped into for specific information, or read from cover to cover. This is a clear and accessible text that provides a comprehensive discussion of this complex subject. Complex ideas are presented logically for ease of understanding.

Public Places - Urban Spaces Reviews

The book looks at different theories of urban design, the context within which design takes place and dimensions of urban design. - April 2003, Inside Housing A self-described 'exposition of the different, but intimately related, dimensions of urban design', this book takes a holistic approach in order to be both an overview and general guide. ...The book is well organised; its uncomplicated style makes for rapid reading and easy comprehension. ...a thorough and workman-like reference for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of urban design. - May 2003, The Architects' Journal 'This will become the standard textbook on its subject, and deservedly so.' Robert Cowan, Director, Urban Design Group, UK '...the result is practical, helpful, packed with useful information and easy to understand...this is the book I wish I had written!' Sebastian Loew, Urban Design

About Professor Matthew Carmona

He is currently a member of the RTPI General Assembly. He is on the editorial board of 'Urban Design Quarterly', is Book Reviews Editor for the 'Journal of Urban Design', and series editor for the 'Design in the Built Environment' research text series from Ashgate.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Defining Urban Design 1) Urban Design Today 2) Urban Change 3) Contexts for Urban Design Part II: The Dimensions of Urban Design 4) The Morphological Dimension 5) The Perceptual Dimension 6) The Social Dimension 7) The Visual Dimension 8) The Functional Dimension 9) The Temporal Dimension Part III: Implementing Urban Design 10) The Development Process 11) The Control Process 12) The Communication Process 13) Holistic Urban Design Bibliography

Additional information

GOR001535705
9780750636322
0750636327
Public Places - Urban Spaces: A Guide to Urban Design by Professor Matthew Carmona
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2001-11-30
320
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