Designing the City: Towards a More Sustainable Urban Form

by Hildebrand Frey

Overview

Designing the City looks at current urban problems in cities and demonstrates how effective urban design can address social, economic and environmental issues as well as the physical planning at local level. The book is highly visual and illustrates the topic with a variety of sketches, line drawings, axonometrics and models. The author draws upon the valuable experience gained by the City of Glasgow and compares its solutions - successful and less successful - with projects in a variety of European countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135814045
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/02/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Hildebrand Frey

Table of Contents

Introduction. The Current Debate About the Sustainable Debate. Compact, Decentralised or What? The Sustainable City Debate. Micro and Macro Structure of a More Sustainable City. A Typical Post-Industrial City. Application of Micro and Macro Structure, the Case of Glasgow. Strategic Design of Districts of the City of Glasgow. Conclusion. References.