000			01771nam a22001937a 4500
999			_c34032 _d34032
020			_a978-3-86922-613-2
040			_aBC-EPAU
041			_aeng
100			_aPALSSON , Karsten
245			_aPublic spaces and urbanity _bHow to design humane cities : Construction and design manual
260			_aBerlin _b DOM Publishers _c2017
300			_a271 p. _bCouv. ill. en coul. , ill. en coul.photos , plans _c28 cm.
942			_c01 _t0813 _u8.6.1
994			_a08130047
520			_aTaking examples from major European cities, Public Spaces and Urbanity is a practical guide demonstrating what urban development with a human face might look like. This involves renewing and enhancing humane cities using architecture on a human scale while taking their history into account. Thus the book follows the tradition established by Jan Gehl that regards urban space as a framework for people to live in and socialise. The European tradition of the dense classical city marks the point of departure for this book. Special emphasis is placed on physical and spatial parameters, on development patterns and building types, on the guiding principles governing access, and on interconnections with public roads and pathways - all of which form the foundations of urban life as well as cities that provide safety and security. The book is divided into ten thematic chapters, each providing a definition and general outline of core challenges together with proposals for meeting them. An historical outline of urban development and the practically organised thematic structure underlying concepts discussed allow the examples given to greatly broaden the field of understanding around this topic.
653			_aEspaces publics
653			_aArchitecture
653			_aConstruction and design