Urban Morphology
Urban Morphology: An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities
Springer | Geography | March 30 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319320815 | 192 pages | pdf | 9.16 mb
Springer | Geography | March 30 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319320815 | 192 pages | pdf | 9.16 mb
Authors: Oliveira, Vítor
Provides an informative overview and introduction to the study of cities
Highlights the added value of a morphologically-based design to planners, architects and urban designers
Foreword written by Jeremy W. R. Whitehand
Presents case studies of New York, Marrakesh and Porto
This is a book about cities or, more precisely, about the physical form of cities. It starts presenting the main elements of urban form – streets, urban blocks, plots and buildings – structuring our cities and the fundamental actors and processes of transformation shaping these elements. It then applies this analytical framework to describe the evolution of cities over history as well as to explain the functioning of contemporary cities. After the initial focus on the ‘object’ (cities) the book describes how different researchers and different schools of thought have been dealing with this object since the emergence of Urban Morphology, as the science of urban form, in the turning to the twentieth century. Finally, the book tries to identify what are the most important (and specific) contributions that Urban Morphology has to offer to contemporary cities, societies and economies.
Number of Illustrations and Tables
46 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics
Urban Geography/Urbanism
Sustainable Development
Regional and Cultural Studies
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