The Nature of Urban Design A New York Perspective on Resilience /

• Main Author: Washburn, Alexandros (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
• Subjects: Environment.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Design.; Climate change.; Pollution.; Climate Change.; Urbanism.; Design, general.; Pollution, general.

The best cities become an ingrained part of their residents’ identities. Urban design is the key to this process, but all too often, citizens abandon it to professionals, unable to see a way to express what they love and value in their own neighborhoods. In this visually rich book, Alexandros Washbu...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. Why Should We Care About Cities?
• Chapter 2. The Process of Urban Design
• Chapter 3. The Products of Urban Design
• Chapter 4. The Process and Products of the High Line
• Chapter 5. Urban Design for Greater Resilience
• Epilogue
• Endnotes
• Index.