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City landscape : a contribution to the Council of Europe's European Campaign for Urban Renaissance /

City Landscape emerged from the City Landscape Conference held in Bath in 1981. The conference formed a contribution to the Council of Europe's campaign for Urban Renaissance and was organized in association with The Civic Trust, The Landscape Institute, The Royal Town Planning Institute, and T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: Construction Industry Conference Centre, Civic Trust, Council of Europe, City Landscape Conference
Otros Autores: Grove, A. B., Cresswell, Roy
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Boston : Butterworths, 1983.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; City Landscape; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Conference Organising Committee; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Contributors; The European Campaign for Urban Renaissance; Part One: The City and its Landscape; Chapter 1. Opportunities in city landscape; Urban landscape in history; City planning and urban landscape; A landscape plan; Living in a green landscape; Ecology and urban landscape; Trees in cities; Green spaces; Chapter 2. Greenspace in cities; Introduction; Greenspace and recreation; Humans needs expressed in standards; The Rotterdam situation.
  • Making an inventory and an analysisThe greenspace masterplan; Financial aspects and possibilities of realisation; Part One Discussion; Part Two: Living in Cities; Chapter 3. Human habitat and aesthetic values; The aesthetics of pattern; Field aesthetics; Chapter 4. Nature in the urban environment; Conservation of natural assets; The ecological potential of residential areas; Creative conservation; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5. Woodland parks; Context; Policy; Programmes; Choice of sites for planting; Development of plantations; Usage; Conclusion; Part Two Discussion.
  • Part Three: Urban Design AspectsChapter 6. The design of urban space; Growth and efficiency-a legacy of loss; Preservation and restoration; Design determinants; The behavioural factors; The natural factors; Sensory awareness; Time and factors of change; A view towards the futures; Chapter 7. Design of planting and paved areas and their role in the city; The floor of the city; Determinants for detail design; Pedestrian dominant spaces and vehicles in the city; Floor to canopy-plants in the city; Design with trees: space making and form; The city and environmental quality.
  • Climatic value of plantsUrban morphology: the city is the sum of its parts; References; Chapter 8. Furnishing the urban space: gifts to the street; What does street furniture do?; Pleasure and pride; Some rules; Conclusion; Chapter 9. Lighting the urban environment; Characteristics of night-time lighting; Intentions; Safety and security; Enjoyment and appreciation; Lighting techniques; Equipment: light sources; Equipment: mounting methods; Conclusion; References; Part Three Discussion; Part Four: Landscapes for People; Chapter 10. Education and participation; Assumptions about participation.
  • More environmental awareness leads to more environmental protestMore environmental awareness will lead to a transition from the present stage of public environmental protest to a future state of increased public participation in environmental decisions; Implications for planning practice; Environmental education and urban spaces; New educational approaches; Chapter 11. Case studies
  • Burgess Park and Thamesmead; Burgess Park; Thamesmead; Conclusion; References; Thamesmead; Chapter 12. Landscape management and resources A case study of Munich; Summary; Appendix I; Appendix II.