urban design: method and techniques

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URBAN DESIGN: METHOD AND TECHNIQUES Cliff Moughtin, Rafael Cuesta, Christine Sarris and Paola Signoretta OXFORD AUCKLAND BOSTON ...

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The subject matter of this book is an introduction to the method of urban design. It is the fourth book in this series on urban ...

Urban design is a legitimate concern for archi- tects, planners and landscape architects. It is, there- fore, reasonable that th ...

Emeritus Professor Cliff Moughtinis a consul- tant in Urban Design. He holds degrees in Architecture and Planning and was awarde ...

The authors are greatly indebted to the Leverhulme Trust who gave generous financial support to Cliff Moughtin for the work invo ...

INTRODUCTION The theme of this book is the Method of Urban Design. In particular the book will examine the techniques used in ur ...

adopted in the allied disciplines of planning and architecture are analysed. From this discussion, a broad method is outlined fo ...

policies and programmes which lead to sustainable development. The pursuit of a sustainable future in an environment of quality ...

constraints may be difficult to define with any preci- sion. It is possible, however, to identify the direction of change in con ...

and then express in built form, the needs and aspira- tions of the client group or citizens. How does the city builder design to ...

city and regional planning (Figure 1.2). In this case, decisions at the higher level should inform the design process at the nex ...

sample of observations. The hypotheses can then be tested for the degree of conformity with the gener- alizations. The final inf ...

defining the problem which is the art of design. This, however, is not the full explanation of a creative design process. There ...

urban design method suggested here mirrors the planning process with which it has so much in common. A book, however, is a linea ...