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Roger Trancik - Finding Lost Space - 9780471289562 - V9780471289562
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Finding Lost Space

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Description for Finding Lost Space Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps, plans, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
The problem of "lost space," or the inadequate use of space, afflicts most urban centers today. The automobile, the effects of the Modern Movement in architectural design, urban-renewal and zoning policies, the dominance of private over public interests, as well as changes in land use in the inner city have resulted in the loss of values and meanings that were traditionally associated with urban open space. This text offers a comprehensive and systematic examination of the crisis of the contemporary city and the means by which this crisis can be addressed. Finding Lost Space traces leading urban spatial design theories ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471289562
SKU
V9780471289562
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Roger Trancik
Roger Trancik has twenty years of professional and academic experience in urban design. He has held professorships at Harvard Graduate School of Design and Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and is currently a professor in the Cornell University Landscape Architecture Program. He is a Member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and maintains an international consulting practice in ... Read more

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