Title & Author:

Urban identity : learning from place 2 / Academy of Urbanism ; edited by Brian Evans and Frank McDonald.

Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, ©2011.

Description:

179 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series:

Learning from place ; 2

Notes:
"This is the second anthology of place study published by the Academy."
Great cities don't happen, they are made! Amsterdam, Barcelona & Berlin, Christopher Balch -- The globalisation of place, Robert Adam -- Small cities, Kilkenny, St. Andrews & Winchester, Brian Evans and Chris Brett -- Identity and branding, what's in name? John Worthington -- The three areas of a creative quater, Soho, temple bar and Grainger town, David Rudlin -- Regional identity in Urbanism, Anthony Reddy -- Great streets, thoroughfares of urbanism, Buchanan Street, Regent Streets & O'Connell Street, Frank Walker -- Understanding places, peace and winter Gardens, Tyne Quayside & South Bank David Taylor and Anthony Alexander -- Endpiece, looking beyond the object, Kevin Murray.

Summary:

This book examines urban identity and character through various essays by architects and city planners.

ISBN:

9780415614023 (hb ; alk. paper)
0415614023 (hb ; alk. paper)
9780415614030 (pb ; alk. paper)
0415614031 (pb ; alk. paper)

Subject:

City planning.
Urbanization.
Cities and towns.
Sociology, Urban.
Urbanisation.
Villes.
Sociologie urbaine.
urbanization.
cities.
urban sociology.
Städtebau.
Verstädterung.
Stadtentwicklung.
Stadtsoziologie.
Urban planning.
Urban sociology.

Added entries:

Evans, B. M. (Brian M.)
McDonald, Frank, 1950 January 24-
Academy of Urbanism (Organization)
Learning from place ; 2.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274029
Call No.: BIB 207778
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available