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Convivial Urban Spaces
Creating Effective Public Places[October 2008] Despite developments in urban design during the last few decades still bland public spaces are produced that maybe deliver the basic functional requirements but are socially unsustainable and likely generators of future problems. The book 'Convivial Urban Spaces, Creating Effective Public Places' shows that successful urban public spaces are an essential part of a sustainable built environment.
The English safety expert, architect, photographer and lecturer Henry Shaftoe makes with this book a crossover between the fields of spatial definition, crime prevention, social behavior and maintenance. He researched, both in theory and practice, the how and why of successful public spaces, its users and especially the questions what elements are essential in making and keeping those spaces convivial. Complementary this the book offers many practical tips and illustrative photographs. In the rear of book there are a number of case studies from different European countries, a summary and a checklist with do's and don'ts. The result is a practical and clearly presented guide that will help urban planners, architects, landscape architects and students to improve the quality of urban public spaces. Titel: Convivial Urban Spaces, Creating Effective Public Places
Author: Henry Shaftoe
ISBN: 987-1-84407-388-7
Info: www.easrthscan.co.uk
