Creating a Friendly City - Improving Urban Public Environments

Author: (English) Tibalz, translated by Bao Li and He Ying
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book is based on the focus on urban environmental quality. Through numerous successful cases of urban planning and design, it clearly explains how to integrate various components of public spaces to create an ideal, people-friendly city. The book covers important discussions on the freedom of pedestrians, how to make spaces clear, easy to use, and accessible, as well as the discussion 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 valuable reference for architects, planners, students and faculty of architecture schools, professionals, and enthusiasts.