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Re-Framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions
Chye Kiang Heng
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Description for Re-Framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions
Paperback. This Work is made possible by the research/work and resultant deliverables from the project entitled Urban Space Planning for Sustainable High Density Environments. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white tables, 340 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AMVD; RPC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 389 x 20. Weight in Grams: 974.
Re-framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions rethinks the role and meaning of urban spaces through current trends and challenges in urban development. In emerging dense, hybrid, complex and dynamic urban conditions, public urban space is not only a precious and contested commodity, but also one of the key vehicles for achieving socially, environmentally and economically sustainable urban living. Past research has been predominantly focused on familiar models of urban space, such as squares, plazas, streets, parks and arcades, without consistent and clear rules on what constitutes good urban space, let alone what constitutes good urban ... Read more
Re-framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions rethinks the role and meaning of urban spaces through current trends and challenges in urban development. In emerging dense, hybrid, complex and dynamic urban conditions, public urban space is not only a precious and contested commodity, but also one of the key vehicles for achieving socially, environmentally and economically sustainable urban living. Past research has been predominantly focused on familiar models of urban space, such as squares, plazas, streets, parks and arcades, without consistent and clear rules on what constitutes good urban space, let alone what constitutes good urban ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
974g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138849860
SKU
V9781138849860
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Ref
99-1
About Chye Kiang Heng
Im Sik Cho is an assistant professor at the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, where she serves as the leader for urban studies research and teaching and principal investigator for many research projects related to urban space design and participatory planning for sustainable high-density environment. Chye Kiang Heng ... Read more
Reviews for Re-Framing Urban Space: Urban Design for Emerging Hybrid and High-Density Conditions
For a long time, conscientious professionals have expressed hostility towards dense environments and tall buildings, harboring, instead, the ideals of public spaces in the human scale and the city's rich visual communication in Medieval or 19th century urban design. Today, however, anybody can freely eat, profess their love, or read newspapers not only on ground level, but at ... Read more