Urban Design Books

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131. Urban Forms

     By Ivor Samuels, Phillippe Panerai, Jean Castex, Jean Charles Depaule

     This popular and influential work, translated here into English for the first time, argues that modern urbanism has upset the morphology of cities, abolished their streets and isolated their buildings. In tracing the stages of this transformation, this book presents the view that the urban tissue,...

     Published May 25th 2004 by Routledge
132. Design Out Crime

     By Ian Colquhoun

     Here is a book about the practical design of communities and housing in which people can enjoy a good quality of life, free from crime and fear of crime.Recognising that crime, vandalism and anti-social behaviour are issues of high public concern, and that the driving forces behind crime are...

     Published December 16th 2003 by Routledge
133. Shaping the City

     Studies in History, Theory and Urban Design

     Edited by RODOLPHE EL-KHOURY, EDWARD ROBBINS

     Taking on important themes and debates in urban design, Shaping the City examines the critical ideas that have driven these themes and debates through a study of particular cities at important moments in their development. This is a wide-ranging collection of in-depth case studies, each ...

     Published November 26th 2003 by Routledge
134. Suburban Form

     An International Perspective

     Edited by Brenda Case Scheer, Kiril Stanilov

     This book examines and documents the remarkable development and transformation of suburban form throughout the globe during the twentieth century. The premise that suburban areas are monotonous, inert environments is put to a test through investigation of the complexity of those suburban settings...

     Published November 19th 2003 by Routledge
135. Analysing Architecture

     2nd Edition

     By Simon Unwin

     Analysing Architecture offers a unique 'notebook' of architectural strategies to present an engaging introduction to elements and concepts in architectural design. Beautifully illustrated throughout with the author's original drawings, examples are drawn from across architectural history (from...

     Published September 24th 2003 by Routledge
136. Inclusive Urban Design: Public Toilets

     By Clara Greed

     This is a unique text providing both design guidance and policy direction for the provision and design of public toilets covering city-wide, district-level and site-specific principles. It highlights the role of urban design in reversing the trend of inadequate toilet provision, and sets out...

     Published July 13th 2003 by Routledge
137. Urban Design: Method and Techniques

     2nd Edition

     By Rafael Cuesta, Christine Sarris, Paola Signoretta, J.C Moughtin

     This book deals with a wide range of techniques used in the urban design process. It then goes on to relate these techniques to a unique, comprehensive account of method. A method of urban design is developed which has sustainability and environmental protection at the centre of its philosophy....

     Published May 11th 2003 by Routledge
138. Urban Design: Street and Square

     3rd Edition

     By Cliff Moughtin

     This book, part of a series of four, offers a detailed analysis of urban design, covering the streets, squares and buildings that make up the public face of towns and cities. It outlines the theory of the principal features of urban design from which method is developed and provides a better...

     Published May 11th 2003 by Routledge
139. Public and Private Spaces of the City

     By Ali Madanipour

     The relationship between public and private spheres is one of the key concerns of the modern society. This book investigates this relationship, especially as manifested in the urban space with its social and psychological significance. Through theoretical and historical examination, it explores how...

     Published March 12th 2003 by Routledge
140. Sustainable Urban Design

     An Environmental Approach

     Edited by Randall Thomas, Adam Ritchie, Randall Thomas

     Bringing together theory and practice this important text provides a coherent overview of the important issues in sustainable urban design. The contributors, recognised experts from both architectural and planning practices, focus on the physical aspects of the urban environment - the buildings and...

     Published December 25th 2002 by Taylor & Francis