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Provides an introduction to urban design, offering a 3 dimensional model with which to categorise the processes and products involved. This title includes 50 case studies, which demonstrate the variety of urban design efforts. It illustrates how urban design guidelines and processes have been used in a range of projects around the world.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION: THE ARGUMENT.
PART ONE: THE NATURE OF URBAN DESIGN AND URBAN DESIGNING,
1. The Public Realm of cities and urban design,
2. Urban Design processes and procedures,
3. An Evolving Typology of Urban Design Projects
PART TWO: THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN PROFESSIONALS THEIR PRODUCT AND URBAN DESIGN,
4. The Products of City Planning and Urban Design,
5. The Products of Landscape Architecture and the nature of Urban Design,
6. The Products of Architecture and Urban Design.
PART THREE: THE CORE OF URBAN DESIGN WORK- Procedures and Products
7. Total Urban Design,
8. All-of-a-Piece Urban Design,
9. Piece-by-Piece Urban Design,
10. Plug-in Urban Design.
PART FOUR: THE FUTURE OF URBAN DESIGN,
11. Learning from the Case Studies: Current and Future Issues in Urban Design,
12. Afterthoughts: Urban Design - Field or Profession?
References and Bibliography Acknowledgments, Index
