E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten
Ewing / Clemente Measuring Urban Design
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-61091-209-9
Verlag: Island Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten
ISBN: 978-1-61091-209-9
Verlag: Island Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of Measuring Urban Design argue it's not an idle question. Inviting streets are the centerpiece of thriving, sustainable communities, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the precise design elements that make an area appealing. This accessible guide removes the mystery, providing clear methods to assess urban design.The book provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity. The result is a reliable field survey instrument grounded in constructs from architecture, urban design, and planning. Readers will also find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use the instrument and a scoring sheet for easy calculation of urban design quality scores.
Reid Ewing (author of Best Development Practices, Planners Press and Growing Cooler, ULI) is a professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, associate editor of the Journal of the American Planning Association, columnist for Planning magazine, Fellow of the Urban Land Institute, and member of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED LP-Technical Advisory Group.
Otto Clemente is a senior transportation planner in Fairfax County, VA.
