Principles of Urban Structure (Design/science/planning S.) - Softcover

Salingaros, Nikos A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 908594001X ISBN 13: 9789085940012

Publisher: Techne Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book explains how cities actually work. It will serve as a guide and inspiration for planners to re-humanize our cities using the latest technologies and recent understanding from science and mathematics.

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Review

"...an extremely timely exploration..." AND "...a remarkable book, based on rational insights from science, yet focused intensely on achieving humane urbanism. It should provide much needed guidance to all those who care about cities and are concerned with the human-scaled urbanist project." Susan Parham, Chair Council European Urbanism, on the INTBAU site."

Synopsis

This book explains how cities actually work. It will serve as a guide and inspiration for planners to re-humanize our cities using the latest technologies and recent understanding from science and mathematics. It addresses the needs of professional urbanists, students and teachers, who wish to understand how and why cities are successful or not, depending on their form, components, and substructure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Techne Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 908594001X
• ISBN 13: 9789085940012
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 252