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Public Places Urban Spaces 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 …
magisterial study of the city from its beginnings to the mega-conurbations of today. Cities is a fascinating exploration of the nature of the city and city life, of its structures, development and inhabitants. From the ruins of the earliest …
Public Places Urban Spaces 2e M Carmona, T Heath &, T Oc & S Tiesdell
Public Places Urban Spaces 2e is a thorough introduction to the principles of urban design theory and practice. Authored by experts in the fields of urban design and planning, it is designed specifically for the 2500 postgraduate students on …
Transport for Suburbia Paul Mees
The need for effective public transport is greater than ever in the 21st century. With countries like China and India moving towards mass-automobility, we face the prospects of an environmental and urban health disaster unless alternatives are …
The rediscovery of the city that has been evident recently has by no means superseded the human desire for nature. On the contrary, the goal has been finding urban solutions that do justice to these growing needs and do so in ways that meet the …
My Green City Back to Nature with Attitude and Style
This book presents inspiring work from around the world that is bringing nature back into our cities: from urban farming initiatives, guerilla gardening, and architectural visions, to furniture, products, and other everyday objects that use …
In Favour of Public Space: Ten Years of The European Prize for Urban Public Space Magda Angles
Bearing witness to the tensions of public space in Europe: this is the aim of the European Prize for Urban Public Space. It was established in 2000 by the Centre of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) and now counts with the collaboration of …
The Green Dream Building Green, Great and Gorgeous Cities
'Green Dream' investigates what 'green' means in practical terms for design, architecture and urbanism. Led by The Why Factory, the global urbanist thinktank headed by Winy Maas, experts in the field debate what is currently considered green and …
Benidorm West Beach Promenade Carlos Ferrater
For years, the Benidorm urban development model has been criticised for encouraging high-rise buildings, overcrowding and land speculation. Yet, in contrast with different tourist resorts, where the coastline is systematically being destroyed by …
L' Italia delle Citta/Italy of the Cities Peter Greenaway
This is a veritable film on paper through 92 plates/frames comprising solely images and drawings, colours and architectural references interspersed with 92 pages where words rule. For six months during the Shanghai World Expo 2010, all of the …
This is a comprehensive history of high speed trains beginning with Japanese bullet trains of 1960s and including the French development of TGVs. The book covers not just the trains but the problems and solutions for the lines on which they run. …
Futurescapes Designers for Tomorrow's Outdoor Spaces
'Futurescapes' is a major resource aimed at practitioners, enthusiasts and students in the realms of landscape, architecture, urban planning and design that profiles the fifty most exciting and innovative landscape and garden designers working …
With the aim of projecting alternative and sustainable forms of urbanism, the book asks: What are the key principles of an ecological urbanism? How might they be organized? And what role might design and planning play in the process? While …
Planning Australia An Overview of Urban and Regional Planning Susan Thompson
Planning Australia provides a comprehensive introduction to the major issues and activities that constitute urban and regional planning in Australia today. Incorporating contemporary theory and practice, it contextualises planning in terms of its …
Cities speak, and this little book helps us understand their language. Considering the urban landscape not from the abstract perspective of an urban planner but from the viewpoint of an attentive observer, Urban Code offers 100 'lessons'--maxims, …
Rethinking a Lot The Design and Culture of Parking Eran Ben-Joseph
There are an estimated 600,000,000 passenger cars in the world, and that number is increasing every day. So too is Earth's supply of parking spaces. In some cities, parking lots cover more than one-third of the metropolitan footprint. It's …
Urbanisms Working With Doubt Steven Holl
Contemporary urban development is increasingly characterized by a reliance on diagrams to convey the rational, statistical point of view. In his new book Urbanisms, architect Steven Holl suggests that urban planners need to realize that the …