Urban Design: The American ExperienceUrban Design the American Experience Jon Lang Urban Design: The American Experience places social and environmental concerns within the context of American history. It returns the focus of urban design to the creation of a better world. It evaluates the efforts of designers who apply knowledge about the environment and people to the creation of livable, enjoyable, and even inspiring built worlds. Urban Design: The American Experience emphasizes that urban design must take a user-oriented approach to achieve a higher quality of life in human settlements. All the keys to this approach are spelled out in chapters that address:
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Contents
I | ix |
II | 1 |
III | 13 |
IV | 15 |
V | 19 |
VI | 34 |
VII | 68 |
VIII | 101 |
XXIII | 252 |
XXIV | 280 |
XXV | 299 |
XXVI | 301 |
XXVII | 303 |
XXVIII | 316 |
XXIX | 337 |
XXX | 339 |
IX | 105 |
X | 124 |
XI | 135 |
XII | 147 |
XIII | 149 |
XIV | 151 |
XV | 168 |
XVI | 181 |
XVII | 183 |
XVIII | 196 |
XIX | 211 |
XX | 215 |
XXI | 217 |
XXII | 234 |
XXXI | 355 |
XXXII | 357 |
XXXIII | 367 |
XXXIV | 369 |
XXXV | 383 |
XXXVI | 401 |
XXXVII | 413 |
XXXVIII | 415 |
XXXIX | 428 |
XL | 451 |
XLI | 453 |
XLII | 465 |
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