Learning from the Japanese City
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Learning from the Japanese City by Barrie Shelton
To the first-time Western visitor the Japanese city often appears chaotic and baffling -- even intimidating. In this new edition, Barrie Shelton develops his earlier interpretation of why Japanese cities look the way they do, contrasting Japanese and Western ways of thinking about space. Placing less emphasis on the correlation, or 'meeting', between Japanese urban form and recent Western-generated urban design theory, he looks more on Japanese urban design models as worthy of 'translation'. New illustrations and updated text add much to this highly readable book, while a major case study of Nagoya -- a city in which the various components and characteristics highlighted in the book come together -- gives an entirely new dimension.
Barrie Shelton is Associate Professor - Urban Design, University of Melbourne and Honorary Associate Professor, University of Sydney.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780419223504 |
| ISBN 10 | 0419223509 |
| Title | Learning from the Japanese City |
| Author | Barrie Shelton |
| Series | Planning History And Environment Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 1999-05-27 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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