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The Nature of Urban Design

Hardcover • 2013 • English

The Nature of Urban Design: A New York Perspective on Resilience

By Alexandros Washburn

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About the book

The best cities become an ingrained part of their residents' identities. Urban design is the key to this process, but all too often, citizens abandon it to professionals, unable to see a way to express what they love and value in their own neighborhoods. In this visually rich book, Alexandros Washburn, Chief Urban Designer of the New York Department of City Planning, redefines urban design. His book empowers urbanites and lays the foundations for a new approach to design that will help cities to...Show more

City and town planning: architectural aspects
Sociology
Human geography

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ISBN

9781610913805

Publisher

Island Press

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

The Nature of Urban Design

Format

Hardcover

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