The Physical City

Author : Neil L. Shumsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135602980
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physical City written by Neil L. Shumsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. Part of a series that brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. The physical development of cities and their infrastructure is considered in Volume 2, which focuses on city planning and its origins in the Rural Cemetery Movement, the City Beautiful Movement, and the role of business in advocating more rational and efficient urban places. Volume 2 also contains articles about essential aspects of the urban infra structure and the provision of basic services essential for urban survival—water, sewer, and transportation systems.

Author : Neil L. Shumsky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135603057
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physical City written by Neil L. Shumsky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1996. Part of a series that brings together more than 200 scholarly articles pertaining to the history and development of urban life in the United States during the past two centuries. The physical development of cities and their infrastructure is considered in Volume 2, which focuses on city planning and its origins in the Rural Cemetery Movement, the City Beautiful Movement, and the role of business in advocating more rational and efficient urban places. Volume 2 also contains articles about essential aspects of the urban infra structure and the provision of basic services essential for urban survival—water, sewer, and transportation systems.

Author : Kevin Lynch
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262620017
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Image of the City written by Kevin Lynch and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1964-06-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.

Author : Fiorella De Cindio
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317177363
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Augmented Urban Spaces written by Fiorella De Cindio and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There have been numerous possible scenarios depicted on the impact of the internet on urban spaces. Considering ubiquitous/pervasive computing, mobile, wireless connectivity and the acceptance of the Internet as a non-extraordinary part of our everyday lives mean that physical urban space is augmented, and digital in itself. This poses new problems as well as opportunities to those who have to deal with it. This book explores the intersection and articulation of physical and digital environments and the ways they can extend and reshape a spirit of place. It considers this from three main perspectives: the implications for the public sphere and urban public or semi-public spaces; the implications for community regeneration and empowerment; and the dilemmas and challenges which the augmentation of space implies for urbanists. Grounded with international real -life case studies, this is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and holistic overview of the relationships between cities, communities and high technologies.

Author : Glenda Amayo Caldwell
Publisher : Intellect (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9781783205608
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital Futures and the City of Today written by Glenda Amayo Caldwell and published by Intellect (UK). This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the contemporary city, the physical infrastructure and sensorial experiences of two millennia are now interwoven within an invisible digital matrix. This matrix alters human perceptions of the city, informs our behavior, and increasingly influences the urban designs we ultimately inhabit. Digital Futures and the City of Today cuts through these issues to analyze the work of architects, designers, media specialists, and a growing number of community activists, laying out a multifaceted view of the complex integrated phenomenon of the contemporary city. Split into three relevant sections, the book interrogates the concept of the "smart" city, examines innovative digital projects from around the world, documents experimental visions for the future, and describes projects that engage local communities in the design process.

Author : Rhonda L. Clements
Publisher : Human Kinetics
ISBN 13 : 0736098399
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Urban Physical Education written by Rhonda L. Clements and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2012 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Urban Physical Education' provides a broad background on issues facing PE teachers working within urban settings and emphasizes the need to adequately prepare them for success.

Author : David Sim
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1642830186
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soft City written by David Sim and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine waking up to the gentle noises of the city, and moving through your day with complete confidence that you will get where you need to go quickly and efficiently. Soft City is about ease and comfort, where density has a human dimension, adapting to our ever-changing needs, nurturing relationships, and accommodating the pleasures of everyday life. How do we move from the current reality in most cites—separated uses and lengthy commutes in single-occupancy vehicles that drain human, environmental, and community resources—to support a soft city approach? In Soft City David Sim, partner and creative director at Gehl, shows how this is possible, presenting ideas and graphic examples from around the globe. He draws from his vast design experience to make a case for a dense and diverse built environment at a human scale, which he presents through a series of observations of older and newer places, and a range of simple built phenomena, some traditional and some totally new inventions. Sim shows that increasing density is not enough. The soft city must consider the organization and layout of the built environment for more fluid movement and comfort, a diversity of building types, and thoughtful design to ensure a sustainable urban environment and society. Soft City begins with the big ideas of happiness and quality of life, and then shows how they are tied to the way we live. The heart of the book is highly visual and shows the building blocks for neighborhoods: building types and their organization and orientation; how we can get along as we get around a city; and living with the weather. As every citizen deals with the reality of a changing climate, Soft City explores how the built environment can adapt and respond. Soft City offers inspiration, ideas, and guidance for anyone interested in city building. Sim shows how to make any city more efficient, more livable, and better connected to the environment.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Journal of Physical Anthropology written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bibliography in physical anthropology," 1942/43- in Dec. issue.

Author : Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher : Sudbury, Ont. : Ontario Geological Survey
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6G/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Physical Environment of the City of Greater Sudbury written by Ontario Geological Survey and published by Sudbury, Ont. : Ontario Geological Survey. This book was released on 2002 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philadelphia (Pa.). Mayor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Annual Message of ... Mayor of the City of Philadelphia written by Philadelphia (Pa.). Mayor and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: