In the modern city shaped by economic and technological interests, the environment is ordered and controlled in an effort to maintain a formal landscape far removed from any natural or social dynamic. The urban obsession with formal aesthetic doctrines has replaced naturally regenerating sites with horticultural deserts. This work is a discussion of this fundamental conflict in the perception of nature, and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. With public concern for ...
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In the modern city shaped by economic and technological interests, the environment is ordered and controlled in an effort to maintain a formal landscape far removed from any natural or social dynamic. The urban obsession with formal aesthetic doctrines has replaced naturally regenerating sites with horticultural deserts. This work is a discussion of this fundamental conflict in the perception of nature, and an expression of the essential need for an environmental view when approaching urban design. With public concern for energy conservation, the protection of natural systems and environmental awareness growing, the desire to nurture a rewarding environment where nature and urbanism co-exist is more pronounced than ever before. Revisiting many of the cases originally studied in City Form and Natural Process, the author discusses the distinction between city and countryside and suggests a design framework for achieving an alternative, less sterile, view of cities. By examining natural and human processes as they operate in balance with nature, the book reveals how such processes are altered.
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Good. 7.75 x 8.75. Covers have minor wear. Corners and edges bumped. Binding tight. A few pages of hi-liting. xvii + 326 pages including index. Looks at the future of cities, their design, sustainability and the quality of life in them. Black and white illustrations.
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