Urban Planning Materials Collection (Five) Urban Design (Part 1 and Part 2)

Author: Shanghai Urban Planning and Design Research Institute
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is suitable for urban planning professionals, architects, and faculty and students of universities and colleges. It defines the concept, background, and disciplinary development stages of urban design; clarifies the scope of three different types of urban design spaces and varying scales—macro, meso, and micro urban design; elaborates on mainstream theories and basic principles of urban design, and introduces the main theoretical perspectives of prominent contemporary urban designers. It briefly summarizes the progress of urban design both domestically and internationally; finally, it provides an in-depth discussion on urban design elements such as land use, architecture, space, activities, and environmental characteristics, along with their application principles. The book is accompanied by numerous domestic and international case studies, illustrated with images and text, and is beautifully designed.