Urban Morphology

Urban Morphology

An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities

Oliveira, Vitor

Springer International Publishing AG

04/2018

192

Mole

Inglês

9783319811925

15 a 20 dias

3343

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Introduction.- Motivation.- Object of study.- Structure of the book.- The elements of urban form.- The concept of urban tissue.- The natural context.- The street system.- The plot system.- The building system.- Other elements.- The actors and processes of urban transformation.- Actors responsible for urban transformation.- Processes of urban transformation.- The city in history.- The Greek City.- The Roman city.- The Medieval city.- The Renaissance city.- The Baroque city.- The nineteenth century city.- The cities of the twentieth century.- The contemporary city.- New York.- Rome.- Sana'a.- The study of urban form: different approaches.- Classics in urban morphology.- Different morphological approaches.- Comparative studies of urban form.- From theory to practice.- Urban morphology and planning.- Urban morphology, building typology and architecture.- Relationships with other fields of knowledge.- Urban morphology and society.- Urban morphology and economy.- Urban form and energy.- Conclusions.
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Agents of Change;Approaches to the Study of Urban Form;Architecture;Cities;Geography;Theory and Practice;Urban Form;Urban Morphology;Urban Planning;Urban Transformation;urban geography and urbanism