William H. Whyte

City

Rediscovering the Center

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In a challenging and provocative book, William Whyte, author of the classic The Organization Man, observes the influence public spaces have on the people who use them. In this exploration of pedestrian behavior and urban dynamics, he calls on city planners to provide functional, pleasant places to live and work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 788g
• ISBN-13: 9780812220742
• ISBN-10: 0812220749
• Artikelnr.: 26018114

Autorenporträt

William H. Whyte (1917-1999), author of the bestselling Organization Man, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press, was born in Pennsylvania and educated at Princeton. Paco Underhill, founder, CEO, and president of Envirosell, is the author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping and Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword, by Paco Underhill
1. Introduction
2. The Social Life of the Street
3. Street People
4. The Skilled Pedestrian
5. The Physical Street
6. The Sensory Street
7. The Design of Spaces
8. Water, Wind, Trees, and Light
9. The Management of Spaces
10. The Undesirables
11. Carrying Capacity
12. Steps and Entrances
13. Concourses and Skyways
14. Megastructures
15. Blank Walls
16. The Rise and Fall of Incentive Zoning
17. Sun and Shadow
18. Bounce Light
19. Sun Easements
20. The Corporate Exodus
21. The Semi-Cities
22. How to Dullify Downtown
23. Tightening Up
24. The Case for Gentrification
25. Return to the Agora
Appendices
A. Digest of Open-Space Zoning Provisions in New York City
B. Mandating of Retailing at Street Level
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments