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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Saunders, William S. (Editor), Krieger, Alex, 1951- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.