Basics of Urbanism 12 Notions of Territorial Transformation |
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Editor:
| Degros, Aglaée Bagaric, Anna Bauer, Sabine Radulova-Stahmer, Radostina Stefan, Mario Schwab, Eva |
ISBN: | 978-3-03860-260-6 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2021 |
Publisher: | Park Books
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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An informative manual for a new territorial approach to urban design in the twenty-first century, based on twelve key concepts. Urban design today is facing a multitude of challenges. Using twelve key terms, this book connects these challenges to current urban design projects in Europe. It introduces concepts, presents possible solutions, and describes implementation processes. A special focus is put on the interaction of the built environment with...
More Description An informative manual for a new territorial approach to urban design in the twenty-first century, based on twelve key concepts.
Urban design today is facing a multitude of challenges. Using twelve key terms, this book connects these challenges to current urban design projects in Europe. It introduces concepts, presents possible solutions, and describes implementation processes. A special focus is put on the interaction of the built environment with living systems--an approach that is slowly gaining acceptance within the urban design community and that is setting aside a primarily building-oriented practice in favor of an increased appreciation of open space.
Basics of Urbanism defines and illustrates parameters with a territorial approach to urban design. Space between buildings is treated as an essential structure for environmental and social change within small-scale neighborhoods and blocks, as well as at the level of districts and even entire cities. This approach includes forward-thinking temporal aspects as well as the implementation of existing resources in the creation of new spatial qualities. A concise survey and clear presentation of a range of planning tools make the book equally suitable for students and practitioners.