Time-saver standards for urban design /

""Time Saver Standards for Urban Design", in the tradition of the "Time-Saver Standards" series, is the world's foremost professional reference on the physical design of cities and urban places including communities and civic and public places. Scope of the work is inte...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Watson, Donald, 1937-, Plattus, Alan J., Shibley, Robert G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2003]
Edition:First edition.
Series:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Subjects:
City planning.
Architectural design.
Population.
Cities and towns.
Metropolitan areas.
Suburbs > Planning.
Regional planning.
City planning > History > 20th century.
New towns.
Art, Municipal.
Community life.
Garden cities.
City planning > New Jersey > Radburn.
Public spaces.
Landuse, Urban.
Human settlements.
Urban geography.
Urban anthropology.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration.
Architectural solar radiation.
Sustainable development.
Architecture and climate.
Community development, Urban.
Urban architecture.
Bicycle trails.
Greenways.
Historic sites.
Cultural property.
Urban transportation.
Atriums.
Courtyards.
Streets > Design and construction.
Pedestrian areas.
Traffic engineering.
Plazas.
Universal design.
Parking facilities.
Urban beautification.
Air quality management.
Acoustical engineering.
Telecommunications > Social aspects.
Municipal lighting.
City planning > Case studies.
Radburn (N.J.) > Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Context of urbanization
  • pt. 2. Classic texts of urban design
  • pt. 3. Urban design history and theory
  • pt. 4. Principles and practices of urban design
  • pt. 5. Regional and urban-wide scale
  • pt. 6. Elements of the city
  • pt. 7. Urban design details
  • pt. 8. Case studies in urban design.

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