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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Island Pr
Publication date
December 6, 2016
Pages
256
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781610917742
ISBN-10
161091774X
Dimensions
0 by 6 by 9 in.
Original list price
$30.00
Amazon.com says people who bought this book also bought:
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Urbanism Without Effort: Reconnecting with First Principles of the City | Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities (The MIT Press) | How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood | Invisible Cities | Happy City | The New Urban Crisis | Walkable City
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
In order to understand and improve cities today, personal observation remains as important as ever. While big data, digital mapping, and simulated cityscapes are valuable tools for understanding urban space, using them without on-the-ground, human impressions risks creating places that do not reflect authentic local context. Seeing the Better City brings our attention back to the real world right in front of us, focusing it once more on the sights, sounds, and experiences of place in order to craft policies, plans, and regulations to shape better urban environments.
Through clear prose and vibrant photographs, Charles Wolfe shows those who experience cities how they might catalog the influences of urban form, neighborhood dynamics, public transportation, and myriad other basic city elements that impact their daily lives. He then shares insights into how they can use those observations to contribute to better planning and design decisions. Wolfe calls this the “urban diary” approach, and highlights how the perspective of the observer is key to understanding the dynamics of urban space. He concludes by offering contemporary examples and guidance on how to use carefully recorded and organized observations as a tool to create change in urban planning conversations and practice.
From city-dwellers to elected officials involved in local planning and design issues, this book is an invaluable tool for constructive, creative discourse about improving urban space.
Through clear prose and vibrant photographs, Charles Wolfe shows those who experience cities how they might catalog the influences of urban form, neighborhood dynamics, public transportation, and myriad other basic city elements that impact their daily lives. He then shares insights into how they can use those observations to contribute to better planning and design decisions. Wolfe calls this the “urban diary” approach, and highlights how the perspective of the observer is key to understanding the dynamics of urban space. He concludes by offering contemporary examples and guidance on how to use carefully recorded and organized observations as a tool to create change in urban planning conversations and practice.
From city-dwellers to elected officials involved in local planning and design issues, this book is an invaluable tool for constructive, creative discourse about improving urban space.
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Paperback
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9781610917742 | details & prices | 256 pages | List price $30.00
About: In order to understand and improve cities today, personal observation remains as important as ever.
About: In order to understand and improve cities today, personal observation remains as important as ever.
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