Creating a Friendly City: Improving Urban Public Environments

Author: Tibatz
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is based on the focus on urban environmental quality, and through a large number of successful cases of urban planning and design, it clearly elaborates on how to integrate the various components of public spaces to create an ideal and friendly city. The book covers important discussions on the freedom of pedestrians, how to make places clear, easy to use, and accessible, as well as discussions on the human scale of architecture. It reveals how the overall place is more important than the individual elements of the built environment. This book is a reference for architects, planners, students and faculty of architecture schools, professionals in related fields, and enthusiasts.