Today the practice of urban design has forged a distinctive
identity with applications at many different scales - ranging from
the block or street scale to the scale of metropolitan and regional
landscapes. Urban design interfaces many aspects of contemporary
public policy - multiculturalism, healthy cities, environmental
justice, economic development, climate change, energy
conservations, protection of natural environments, sustainable
development, community liveability, and the like. The field now
comprises a core body of knowledge that enfolds a right history of
ideas, paradigms, principles, tools, research and applications,
enriched by electric influences from the humanities, and social and
natural sciences. Companion to Urban Design includes more than
fifty original contributions from internationally recognized
authorities in the field. These contributions address the following
questions: What are the important ideas that have shaped the field
and the current practice of urban design? What are the major
methods and processes that have influenced the practice of urban
design at various scales? What are the current innovations relevant
to the pedagogy of urban design? What are the lingering debates,
conflicts ad contradictions in the theory and practice of urban
design? How could urban design respond to the contemporary
challenges of climate change, sustainability, active living
initiatives, globalization, and the like? What are the significant
disciplinary influences on the theory, research and practice of
urban design in recent times? There has never before been a more
authoritative and comprehensive companion that includes core,
foundational and pioneering ideas and concepts of urban design.
This book serves as an invaluable guide for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, future professionals, and practitioners
interested in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban
planning, but also in urban studies, urban affairs, geography, and
related fields.
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