Public places, urban spaces : the dimensions of urban design / Matthew Carmona [and others].
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TextPublisher: Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2003Description: vii, 312 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0750636327; 9780750636322Subject(s): City planning | Architectural design | Urbanisme | Design architectural | Architectural design | City planning | Stadsplanning | Openbare ruimte | BouwkunstAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Public places, urban spaces.; Online version:: Public places, urban spaces.LOC classification: HT166 | .P96 2003Other classification: 74.72 Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LIBRARY - ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY General Stacks | HT166 .P96 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0000002708 |
Includes bibliographical reference and index.
Part I. The context for urban design -- 1. Urban design today -- 2. Urban change -- 3. Contexts for urban design -- Part II. The dimensions of urban design -- 4. The morphological dimension -- 5. The perceptual dimension -- 6. The social dimension -- 7. The visual dimension -- 8. The functional dimension -- 9. The temporal dimension -- Part III. Implementing urban design -- 10. The development process -- 11. The control process -- 12. The communication process -- 13. Holistic urban design.
This comprehensive introductory guide to urban design takes the reader systematically and logically through the many interacting theoretical, policy and practice-based dimensions of the subject.
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