Urban Design Futures / / edited by Malcolm Moor, Jon Rowland.

The last decade has seen the rise of urban design which has taken a central position in the new agendas for urban regeneration and renaissance. Urban design has moved from marginality to mainstream. The principles espoused by urban designers over the past thirty years are now accepted as key to a be...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (216 pages) :; illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction, Malcolm Moor Part I: Urban Design Comes of Age: The Bigger Picture 1. Territories of Urban Design, Alex Krieger 2. Globalising Urban Design, Tony Lloyd-Jones 3. It's Sprawl, But It's MY Sprawl, Harriet Tregoning 4. The ART of city building, David Rudlin 5. Civitas: Traditional Urbanism in Contemporary Practice, Paul Murrain 6. The Planning System and the Delivery of Design Quality, John Punter Part II: Connecting Social Spaces: Creating the Public Realm 7. Life, Spaces, Buildings - And in Said Order, Please, Jan Gehl 8. The Insecurity of Urbanism, Tim Stonor 9. The Street, Adriaan Geuze 10. Asian Commercialism and the Discovery of Place: The Lan Kwai Fong Story, Alex Lui 11. The Social Dimension of Urban Design, Ken Worpole 12. Men Shouldn't Decide Everything: Women and the Public Realm, Mardie Townsend 13. Post Modern Movement: The Inscribed City, Alain Cousseran 14. Animal Urbanism and Homeopathic Architecture, Lucien Kroll Part III: Sustainability Through Technology: Creating New Typologies 15. What is the 'New Ordinary'?, Bill Dunster 16. A Vertical Theory of Urban Design, Ken Yeang Part IV: Networks Expand Choice: New Frameworks for Urbanism 17. The Brand New Authentic Retail Experience: The Commercialization of Urban Design, Richard Rees 18. Place, Experience, Movement, Andrew Cross 19. Lower Lea Valley Olympic and Legacy Masterplans, Jason Prior 20. Giving Meaning to the Experience Economy, John Worthington 21. Ground Zero, Thom Mayne 22. Conclusion: Urban Design Futures, Jon Rowland Index.