Urban design for an urban century : shaping more livable, equitable, and resilient cities /

Urban design for an urban century : shaping more livable, equitable, and resilient cities /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brown, Lance Jay, 1943-
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Hoboken : Wiley, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Engineering professional collection
Subject:	City planning -- Social aspects. Architecture -- Human factors. Architecture -- Human factors City planning -- Social aspects
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13619033

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Other authors / contributors:	Dixon, David, 1947 July 17- Gillham, Oliver.
ISBN:	9781118846834 1118846834 9781118845813 1118845811 9781118453636 1118453638
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Summary:	"This book offers a comprehensive introduction to urban design, from a historical overview and basic principles to practical design concepts and strategies. It discusses the demographic, environmental, economic, and social issues that influence the decision-making and implementation processes of urban design. The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed. Ancillary materials, including PowerPoint slides, sample questions and projects, and bonus case studies, help to enrich understanding of this topic"-- "The Second Edition has been fully revised to include thorough coverage of sustainability issues and to integrate new case studies into the core concepts discussed. Ancillary materials, including PowerPoint slides, sample questions and projects, and bonus case studies, help to enrich understanding of this topic"--
Other form:	Print version: Brown, Lance Jay, 1943- Urban design for an urban century. Second edition. Hoboken : Wiley, 2014 9781118453636
Standard no.:	9781118846834

Table of Contents:

Roots of Western Urban Form : Centralization
Decentralization : The Rise and Decline of Industrial Cities
Recentralization : The Forces Shaping 21st-Century Urbanism
Recentralization : 21st-century Urbanism Takes Shape.