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Jon Lang - Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures - 9781138959293 - V9781138959293
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Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures

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Description for Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures Paperback. .
To attract investment and tourists and to enhance the quality of life of their citizens, municipal authorities are paying considerable attention to the quality of the public domain of their cities - including their urban squares. Politicians find them good places for rallies. Children consider squares to be playgrounds, the elderly as places to catch-up with each other, and for many others squares are simply a place to pause for a moment. Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures discusses how people experience squares and the nature of the people who use ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138959293
SKU
V9781138959293
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Jon Lang
Jon Lang is an Emeritus Professor at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Australia where he headed the School of Architecture from 1998 to 2004. He is also the director for urban design of ERG/Environmental Research Group Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Kolkata, India he received his early education in that city and in Kalimpong. He has ... Read more

Reviews for Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures
El libro pasa revista a muchos casos de plazas urbanas significativas en cuanto al diseno y la vida urbana de las ciudades a nivel mundial, como la de San Marcos, en Venecia (2017, pp. 240-244), que puede considerarse para el lector geografo, urbanista, arquitecto, ingeniero, etcetera, como una especie de guia para entender el papel de las plazas urbanas hoy ... Read more

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