Public places, urban spaces the dimensions of urban design

• Other Authors: Carmona, Mathew
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Architectural Press 2003
• Subjects: City planning; Architectural design
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This comprehensive introductory guide to urban design takes the reader systematically and logically through the many interacting theoretical, policy and practice-based dimensions of the subject.

Table of Contents:

• Part I. The context for urban design
• 1. Urban design today
• 2. Urban change
• 3. Contexts for urban design
• Part II. The dimensions of urban design
• 4. The morphological dimension
• 5. The perceptual dimension
• 6. The social dimension
• 7. The visual dimension
• 8. The functional dimension
• 9. The temporal dimension
• Part III. Implementing urban design
• 10. The development process
• 11. The control process
• 12. The communication process
• 13. Holistic urban design.