Measuring urban design : metrics for livable places /

Measuring urban design : metrics for livable places /

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Author / Creator:Ewing, Reid H.
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2013.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Series:Metropolitan planning + design
Metropolitan planning + design.
Subject:
City planning -- Social aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
City planning -- Methodology.
Architecture -- Human factors.
City planning -- Methodology.
City planning -- Social aspects.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11191116
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Other authors / contributors:Clemente, Otto.
ISBN:9781610912099
1610912098
9781597263672
1597263672
9781610911931
1610911938
9781610911948
1610911946
Digital file characteristics:text file
PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of Measuring Urban Design argue it's not an idle question. Inviting streets are the centerpiece of thriving, sustainable communities, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the precise design elements that make an area appealing. This accessible guide removes the mystery, providing clear methods to assess urban design. The book provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity. The result is a reliable field survey instrument grounded in constructs from architecture, urban design, and planning. Readers will also find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use the instrument and a scoring sheet for easy calculation of urban design quality scores"--
Other form:Print version: Ewing, Reid H. Measuring urban design. Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2013 9781610911931
Standard no.:10.5822/978-1-61091-209-9.

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