Public space / Stephen Carr [and others].
"This book reveals the social basis for public space use, design and management. The authors--an architect/environmental designer, a landscape architect, an environmental psychologist, and an open space administrator--offer a well-integrated perspective of how to integrate public space and publ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA :
Cambridge University Press,
1992.
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| Series: | Cambridge series in environment and behavior
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| Summary: | "This book reveals the social basis for public space use, design and management. The authors--an architect/environmental designer, a landscape architect, an environmental psychologist, and an open space administrator--offer a well-integrated perspective of how to integrate public space and public life. They contend that three critical human dimensions should guide the process of design and management of public space: the users' essential needs, their spatial rights, and the meanings they seek. To develop and explain these three dimensions, the authors draw on the history of public life and public space, evidence from recent social research, and a series of original case studies, all amply illustrated."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-383) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521351480 9780521351485 0521359600 9780521359603 |