Urban Morphology An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities /

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This is a book about cities or, more precisely, about the physical form of cities. It starts presenting the main elements of urban form - streets, urban blocks, plots and buildings - structuring our cities and the fundamental actors and processes of transformation shaping these elements. It then app...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Oliveira, Vítor (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
Colección:The Urban Book Series,
Temas:
Sociology, Urban.
Sustainability.
Ethnology.
Culture.
Urban Sociology.
Regional Cultural Studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Motivation
  • Object of study
  • Structure of the book
  • The elements of urban form
  • The concept of urban tissue
  • The natural context
  • The street system
  • The plot system
  • The building system
  • Other elements
  • The actors and processes of urban transformation
  • Actors responsible for urban transformation
  • Processes of urban transformation
  • The city in history
  • The Greek City
  • The Roman city
  • The Medieval city
  • The Renaissance city
  • The Baroque city
  • The nineteenth century city
  • The cities of the twentieth century
  • The contemporary city
  • New York
  • Rome
  • Sana'a
  • The study of urban form: different approaches
  • Classics in urban morphology
  • Different morphological approaches
  • Comparative studies of urban form
  • From theory to practice
  • Urban morphology and planning
  • Urban morphology, building typology and architecture
  • Relationships with other fields of knowledge
  • Urban morphology and society
  • Urban morphology and economy
  • Urban form and energy
  • Conclusions.

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