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Urban design /

Fifty years ago a landmark conference at Harvard University established urban design as a distinct architectural and planning practice. Today, with the world's urban population surpassing three billion people, urban design has become more crucial than ever. Indeed, the concerns that initially b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Krieger, Alex, 1951- (Editor ), Saunders, William S. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: An Urban Frame of Mind; Origins of an Urban Design Sensibility; Perspectives on a Half-Century of Urban Design Practice; Territories of Urban Design Practice; Debates about Mandates and Purpose; Expanding Roles and Disciplinary Boundaries; Challenges for the Unprecedented Phenomena of Our New Century; Contributors; Index.