Urban design : street and square /

Moughtin, Cliff.

Urban design : street and square / Cliff Moughtin. - 3rd ed. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2003. - 1 online resource (xiv, 300 pages) : illustrations, maps

Previous edition: 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.

Urban design and people -- Basic design concepts -- Towns and buildings -- The square or plaza -- Streets -- Seafront, river and canal -- Sustainable urban form -- Visual analysis -- Case studies in urban design.

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 understanding of the main elements of urban design. This includes the arrangement, design and details of the streets and squares, and the roles they play in city planning. This third edition includes chapters on "Sustainable Urban Design" and "Visual Analysis", introducing the latest theories and influence.

9780080520278 (electronic bk.) 0080520278 (electronic bk.) 9780750657174 0750657170 9786611024406 6611024409 (pbk.)


Streets--Design.
Plazas--Design.
City planning.
Streets--Design and construction.
Plazas.
Rues--Conception et construction.
Places.
Design urbain.
urban design.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--City Planning & Urban Development.
ARCHITECTURE--Urban & Land Use Planning.
City planning.
Plazas--Design.
Streets--Design.


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