Velotopia: The Production of Cyclespace in Our Minds and Our Cities

Fleming, Steven

ISBN 10: 9462083525 / ISBN 13: 9789462083523

Published by nai010 publishers (edition ), 2017

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Synopsis:

Across the world, cities are encouraging cycling to make their centers livable again.

Could cycling actually become a key organizing principle for future urban growth and the design of new buildings? What would cities designed for cycling look like and feel like? What is needed to make the perfect cycling city?

In Velotopia: The Production of Cyclespace in Our Minds and Our Cities, architectural theorist and historian Steven Fleming, a leading international figure in bicycle urbanism and author of the bestselling Cycle Space (2013), argues that the best-connected cities in the future will be those that put cycling before walking and public transport. According to Fleming, cities organized around cycling will be greener and healthier, but also fairer and more accessible than today's cities--more productive, comfortable, social and fun. In this volume, Fleming dares readers to think big, to radically reimagine cities and city life around movement on two wheels.

The first bike-centric model of urban planning and building design, Velotopia is a book for designers, planners, students, advocates and the general reader--all those shaping cities and the built environment who imagine a future for the cycling city.

From the Back Cover: Nederlanders gebruiken de fiets in combinatie met de trein om regio's onderling te verbinden. Andere landen gebruiken de fiets om historische stadscentra weer leefbaar te maken. Maar wat als het fietsen zou worden ingezet als het organiserende hoofdprincipe voor stedelijke groei en nieuw te ontwerpen gebouwen?

Het boek laat zien dat steden die in de toekomst de meeste verbindingen bieden, dezelfde steden zijn die fietsverkeer verkiezen boven lopen en openbaar vervoer. Deze steden zijn niet alleen gezond en groen, maar ook mooier en toegankelijker dan andere steden.

Dit boek is bestemd voor alle vormgevers van steden en gebouwen (ontwerpers, planners, studenten, voorstanders, etcetera) die denken dat er meer mogelijk is met fietsen.

Dr. Steven Fleming is architectuurtheoreticus en historicus en toonaangevend expert op het gebied van fietsinfrastructuur.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Velotopia: The Production of Cyclespace in ...
Publisher: nai010 publishers (edition )
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good