Urban Design and People

Type

Book

Authors

Michael Dobbins

ISBN 10

0470138165

ISBN 13

9780470138168

Tags

Urban & Land Use Planning, Architecture, Urban Planning & Development, City Planning & Urban Development, Public Policy

Description

This introduction to the field of urban design offers a comprehensive survey of the processes necessary to implement urban design work, explaining the vocabulary, the rules, the tools, the structures, and the resources in clear and accessible style. Providing a comprehensive framework for understanding urban design principles and strategies, the author argues that urban design is both a process and a collaboration in which the different forces involved are knit together. Moving from the regional scale down to the scale of places, the book examines the goals and strategies of the urban designer from the viewpoints of the private sector, public sector, and community. The text is illustrated throughout with photographs and drawings that make theory and practice relevant and alive. - from Amzon

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