Urban Design Reader / Edition 1

by Steve Tiesdell, Matthew Carmona

Overview

Essential reading for students and practitioners of urban design, this collection of essays introduces the 6 dimensions of urban design through a range of the most important classic and contemporary key texts.

Urban design as a form of place making has become an increasingly significant area of academic endeavour, of public policy and professional practice. Compiled by the authors of the best selling Public Places Urban Spaces, this indispensable guide includes all the crucial definitions and various understandings of the subject, as well as a practical look at how to implement urban design that readers will need to refer to time and time again.

Uniquely, the selections of essays that include the works of Gehl, Jacobs, and Cullen, are presented substantially in their original form, and the truly accessible dip-in-and-out format will enable readers to form a deeper, practical understanding of urban design.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750665315
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/08/2006
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Matthew Carmona, Tiesdell Steve

Table of Contents

Prologue; Defining Urban Design; The Morphological Dimension; The Perceptual Dimension; The Social Dimension; The Visual Dimension; The Functional Dimension; The temporal Dimension; Implementing Urban Design