Urban Design: Method and Techniques

Method and Techniques
2. New Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-7506-5718-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 210 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 603 g

This book deals with a wide range of techniques used in the urban design process. It then goes on to relate these techniques to a unique, comprehensive account of method. A method of urban design is developed which has sustainability and environmental protection at the centre of its philosophy. Previously, literature regarding the urban design method has been almost totally neglected; this book introduces the topic to the reader. This revised Second Edition encompasses the latest techniques including the development of geographic information systems and financial techniques which help evaluate projects.A number of techniques are illustrated by example or case study. Where techniques are discussed they are located within the structure of the design process. The book develops a logical framework for a process, which includes problem definition, survey, analysis, concept generation, evaluation and implementation. It is this framework which leads toward the development of an urban design method. This book is a practical guide for students or professionals in the early part of their careers. It is organized so that each chapter provides guidance which readers would have otherwise had to discover for themselves, often with some difficulty.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cuesta, Rafael

Sarris, Christine

Signoretta, Paola

Moughtin, J. C.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Definitions; Negotiating the Programme, including a new section on the key constraints that can affect the development programme and a case study of the Eastside of Birmingham; Survey techniques; Analysis, including a section on the use o the computer in urban design studies; Generating alternatives; Project evaluation including a new section on financial techniques; Presentation; Project management, including a case study on Millennium Point in Birmingham; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Cliff Moughtin, Rafael Cuesta, Christine Sarris, Paola Signoretta