How to Study Public Life
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (923 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610914236 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
to understand it in order tu build new and better cities. The book is fitted for professional city Jan Gehl provides an interesting perspective in the study of urban life and how to understand it in order tu build new and better cities.The book is fitted for professional city planners and enthusiast alike, since it provides simple tools and techniques to work on community building.I very much enjoyed this book.. Excellent practical new book Excellent new book by Gehl and his collaborator Svarre. A great account of the evolution of studies of public life and a description of a series of methods to study behavior in public spaces. Goes beyond his couple of previous books which were pretty much the same and did not break any new ground. Too bad the graphic designer who did the cover of this book did not notice he is advertising Stella Artois or maybe that was his intention (top right corner).. Five Stars Wonderful book!
"it serves also as a knowledge map for those interested in understanding the roots of the renaissance of public spaces as a field of attention in urban planning, looking back at authors that influenced the works not only of Jan Gehl, but also of all those addressing a new understanding of the importance of public life in our cities nowadays." (Ciudades a Escala Humana)
The original goal is still the goal today: to recapture city life as an important planning dimension. How do we accommodate a growing urban population in a way that is sustainable, equitable, and inviting? This question is becoming increasingly urgent to answer as we face diminishing fossil-fuel resources and the effects of a changing climate while global cities continue to compete to be the most vibrant centers of culture, knowledge, and finance.Jan Gehl has been examining this question since the 1960s, when few urban designers or planners were thinking about designing cities for people. City life studies provide knowledge about human behavior in the built environment in an attempt to put it on an equal footing with knowledge about urban elements such as buildings and transport systems. But given the unpredictable, complex and ephemeral nature of life in cities, how can we best design public infrastructure—vital to cities for getting from place to place, or staying in place—for human use? Studying city life and understanding the factors that encourage or discourage use is the key to designing inviting public space.In How to Study Public Life Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre draw from their combined experience o