Paul L Knox

Cities and Design

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780415492881
• ISBN-10: 0415492882
• Artikelnr.: 29924953

Autorenporträt

Paul Knox is University Distinguished Professor and Senior Fellow for International Advancement at Virginia Tech, where he was Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies from 1997 to 2006. He has published widely on urban social geography and economic geography.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Introduction 1. Cities, Design and Urban Life 2. Design, Designers
and the Resurgent Metropolis Part 2: The Intentional City 3. Better by
Design? Historical Antecedents 4. The City Redesigned: Modernity,
Effeciency and Equity 5. Design for New Sensibilities Part 3: Designer
Cities 6. Design and Affect in Urban Spaces 7. Design Services and The City
8. Conclusion: Towards Liveability and Sustainability