Urban design practice an international review

This book gives a fascinating account of the state of urban design practice across the world today. Aimed broadly at practitioners - masterplanners, architects, landscape architects, planners, civil engineers - and students and academics of these disciplines, twenty chapters analyse a different coun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Loew, Sebastian (-)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : RIBA cop. 2012
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Sumario:This book gives a fascinating account of the state of urban design practice across the world today. Aimed broadly at practitioners - masterplanners, architects, landscape architects, planners, civil engineers - and students and academics of these disciplines, twenty chapters analyse a different country's urban design context. Fully illustrated and structured in a similar way, each chapter features a case study, general background economic statistics, and a handy 'quick guide' to the types of work available, the underlying legislation and tips for securing work.Features chapters of the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, the Czech Republic, Dubai, Egypt, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Sweden and the USA.
Descripción Física:XI, 347 p. : il. col. ; 30 cm
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 339-342) e índices
ISBN:9781859464496