Main entry:

Conzen, M. R. G.

Title & Author:

Thinking about urban form : papers on urban morphology, 1932-1998 / M.R.G. Conzen ; edited by Michael P. Conzen.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, ©2004.

Description:

vi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-304).
Machine derived contents note: Foreword by J. W. R. Whitehand 1 -- Introduction by Michael P. Conzen 5 -- GEOGRAPHY AS A CONTEXT FOR -- URBAN MORPHOLOGY -- 1. The Purpose and Contents of Geography 15 -- 2. A Needed Re-Orientation in Urban Geography -- (Considering the Nature of Geography) 24 -- 3. A Framework for the Comparative Study of Townscapes, -- in Relation to the Concepts of Region and -- Environmental Complex 34 -- CHANGING CONCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION -- AND CONTENT OF GEOGRAPHICAL -- URBAN MORPHOLOGY -- 4. Urban Morphology: A Geographical Approach 47 -- 5. Morphogenesis and Structure of the Historic -- Townscape in Britain 60 -- 6. Apropos a Sounder Philosophical Basis -- for Urban Morphology 78 -- CASE STUDIES -- 7. The Havel Towns: Townscapes of the Havel Region, -- Exemplified by Rathenow 83 -- 8. Town Plan and Building Types as Systematic Aspects of -- Urban Morphology, Exemplified by Alnwick 101 -- 9. The Urban Morphology of Central Newcastle 108 -- 10. Morphogenesis, Morphological Regions and Secular -- Human Agency in the Historic Townscape, as -- Exemplified by Ludlow (original version) 116 -- MORPHOLOGY AND CONSERVATION: -- AN EARLY STATEMENT -- 11. Whitby's Townscape and its Future. 145 -- A COMPARATIVE AND CROSS- -- CULTURAL INCLINATION -- 12. The Historical Townscape of Nelson, New Zealand 151 -- 13. Townscapes in Southern Asia 160 -- 14. Japanese and English Castle Towns: An Historico- -- Geographical Comparison of their Morphology 168 -- 15. Comparing Japanese and European Medieval Urban -- History: Geographical Reflections on the -- Environmental Context 186 -- 16. The Historical Urbanization Regions of Medieval Europe 197 -- APPENDICES -- A. Glossary of Technical Terms 239 -- B. M. R. G. Conzen's Outline for 'Urban Geography: -- Morphological and Developmental Part' (1972) 262 -- C. M. R. G. Conzen's Notes on 'Urban Morphology: -- Its Nature and Development' (1992-1999) 269 -- D. Chronology of M. R. G. Conzen's Career 284 -- E. Publications by M. R. G. Conzen, 1930-2004 293 -- F. Bio-Bibliography Concerning M. R. G. Conzen, 1981-2004 301.

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ISBN:

3039102761
9783039102761
0820472034 (U.S.)
9780820472034 (U.S.)

Subject:

Cities and towns Growth.
City planning History.
Urban geography Philosophy.
Urbanization.
Urban form.
Villes Croissance.
Urbanisme Histoire.
Géographie urbaine Philosophie.
Urbanisation.
urbanization.
City planning
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Stadtentwicklung
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
History

Added entries:

Conzen, Michael P.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 242796
Call No.: BIB 172597
Status: Available