Designing Cities: Critical Readings in Urban Design

Type

Book

Authors

ISBN 10

0631235035

ISBN 13

9780631235033

Tags

Regional, Urban Planning & Development, Human Geography, Specific Demographics, Urban, City Planning & Urban Development, Geography, Public Policy, Sociology

Description

"Designing Cities" is the first "reader" to be published in the thriving field of urban design. It has been assembled to appeal to a broad range of readers interested in how the design of cities comes about. Provides a complex and integrated perspective on the field of urban design. Carefully structured, so that students will gain an understanding of the theoretical context from which urban design has emerged. Includes work by Manuel Castells, David Harvey, Christian Norberg-Schultz, Peter Marcuse and others. - from Amzon

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