Designing the Urban Renaissance Sustainable and competitive place making in England /

• Main Author: Vescovi, Francesco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Sustainable development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Sustainable Development.; Architectural History and Theory.

The economic and social challenges brought by globalization and the inevitable prospect of a commitment to sustainable development have induced the UE to put towns and cities at the heart of the current political agenda. Urban and metropolitan areas are considered as primary resources for the regene...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.-The Recent Reform of the English Planning System
• New strategic drivers for the regeneration of cities
• Stakeholders, programmes, strategies
• Elements of design strategy
• The role of housing: city living, communities, places
• Conclusions: short notes on the English lesson.