The Urban Design Reader
Edited by Michael Larice, Elizabeth Macdonald
Series: Routledge Urban Reader Series
List Price: $64.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-33387-0
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 10/12/2006
- Pages: 560
- Trim Size: 246X189
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About the Book
Drawing together the very best of classic and contemporary writings, this informative book illuminates the theory and practice of urban design. Forty-one generous selections include contributions from Le Corbusier and Jacobs through to Hayden and Gillham.This book provides an essential resource for students and practitioners of urban design, drawing together important but widely dispersed writings. Section and selection introductions are provided to assist students in understanding where readings come from and how they fit into the larger picture of the field of urban design.