Main entry:

Dovey, Kim, author.

Title & Author:

Urban design thinking : a conceptual toolkit / Kim Dovey.

Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.

Description:

xii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-282) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Urbanity -- 2. Access -- 3. Mix -- 4. Density -- 5. Action -- 6. Drama -- 7. Interface -- 8. Type -- 9. Image -- 10. Discourse -- 11. Memory -- 12. Place -- 13. Character -- 14. Authority -- 15. Resistance -- 16. Globalization -- 17. Privatization -- 18. Shopping Malls -- 19. Enclaves -- 20. Towers -- 21. Tourism -- 22. Codes -- 23. Graffiti -- 24. Advertising -- 25. Informal Trading -- 26. Informal Settlements -- 27. Temporary/tactical -- 28. Creative Clusters -- 29. Transit urbanism -- 30. Complex adaptive assemblage.

Summary:

"Urban Design Thinking provides a conceptual toolkit for urban design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it shows how the design of our cities and urban spaces can be interpreted and informed through contemporary theories of urbanism, architecture and spatial analysis. Relating abstract ideas to real-world examples, and taking assemblage thinking as its critical framework, the book introduces an array of key theoretical principles and demonstrates how theory is central to urban design critique and practice. Thirty short chapters can be read alone or in sequence, each opening a different kind of conceptual window onto how cities work and how they are transformed through design practice. Chapters range from explorations of urban morphology, typology, meaning and place identity to particular issues such as urban design codes, informal settlements, globalization, transit and creative clusters. This book is essential reading for those engaged with the practice of urban design and planning, as well as for anyone interested in the theoretical side of urbanism, architecture, and related disciplines"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781472566942 (paperback)
1472566947 (paperback)
9781472566959 (hardback)
1472566955 (hardback)
(xml)
9781474228503
9781472568045
9781472568007

Subject:

City planning Philosophy.
ARCHITECTURE General.
ARCHITECTURE Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE Urban & Land Use Planning.
Architekturtheorie
Stadtplanung

Holdings:

Location: Library main 294107
Call No.: BIB 239440
Status: Available