Authors:
- There is no other book available that explains how to tailor an urban design strategy to a specific community
- Provides operational definitions and measurement protocols for five intangible qualities of urban design: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity
- Provides a field survey instrument that has been tested and refined for use by lay observers
- The series draws from the expertise of some of the world’s leading scholars in the field of Metropolitan Planning + Design
Part of the book series: Metropolitan Planning + Design (METRO)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of Measuring Urban Design argue it's not an idle question. Inviting streets are the centerpiece of thriving, sustainable communities, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the precise design elements that make an area appealing. This accessible guide removes the mystery, providing clear methods to assess urban design.
The book provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity. The result is a reliable field survey instrument grounded in constructs from architecture, urban design, and planning. Readers will also find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use the instrument and a scoring sheet for easy calculation of urban design quality scores.
Authors and Affiliations
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Dept. of City & Metropolitan Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Reid Ewing
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Transportation, Fairfax County, Fairfax, USA
Otto Clemente
About the authors
Otto Clemente is a senior transportation planner in Fairfax County, VA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Measuring Urban Design
Book Subtitle: Metrics for Livable Places
Authors: Reid Ewing, Otto Clemente, Kathryn M. Neckerman, Marnie Purciel-Hill, James W. Quinn, Andrew Rundle
Series Title: Metropolitan Planning + Design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-209-9
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Reid Ewing and Otto Clemente 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-209-9Published: 24 September 2013
Series ISSN: 2945-543X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5448
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 188
Topics: Environmental Health, Urbanism, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Urban Ecology