City & Town Planning – Architectural Aspects

Desire lines are the paths that people create through regular usage. They appear where people repeatedly choose to walk and usually signify a route...

The United States is over eighty percent urbanised, yet over half of the population still lives in suburban settings, characterised by low-density,...

The first in-depth analysis of how urban agriculture can contribute to the creation and development of cities in Europe. How can agriculture con...

This book shifts the emphasis on how we choose to read Japanese architecture and urbanism: It focuses on phenomena and meanings rather than objects...

A visionary of sustainable urbanism reflects on the innovative projects that uplift cities in this meditative journey through vibrant communities a...

Urban highways are unique windows from which to grasp a city s identity. They can however be responsible for the fragmentation of cities and the de...

What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A city that people admire, learn from, and replicate. City planner ...

What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A city that people admire, learn from, and replicate. City planner ...

The third edition of a best-selling book on the Port Sunlight Village, with a new chapter on the Lady Lever Art Gallery, further information on key...

Situated on Broadway between Fourteenth and Seventeenth Streets, Union Square occupies a central place in both the geography and the history of New...

Community and regional planning involve thinking ahead and formally envisioning the future for ourselves and others, according to Frederick R. St...

In cities around the world, digital technologies are utilized to manage city services and infrastructures, to govern urban life, to solve urban iss...

The name of the architect Victor Baltard is inseparable from the Halles Centrales of Paris, the complex of iron-and-glass pavilions built between 1...

Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, o...

To attract investment and tourists and to enhance the quality of life of their citizens, municipal authorities are paying considerable attention to...