Urban Design for Planners, 2nd Edition

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Urban Design for Planners, 2nd Edition is written by Emily Talen and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 099061624X (ISBN 10) and 9780990616245 (ISBN 13).

Urban Design for Planners: Tools, Techniques, and Strategies is for anyone who believes that the design of the built environment is central to quality of life in communities of all shapes and sizes, and on every continent.Structured as a set of ten exercises, the book offers step-by-step instructions on how to observe, analyze, and design functional, civically minded, pedestrian-oriented places. While it is intended for urban planners, architects, landscape architects, geographers, and community activists working in the field, the book could also serve as a text for students in any course that touches on issues of neighborhood, place,and community.