by Donald Watson,
Alan Plattus
and Robert Shibley

Features a visual and detailed archival
record of:

• Context of global cities
• Classic texts of urban design
• Urban design history and design theory
• Preservation, renewal, and extension of existing cities
• Methods of urban design from regional to pedestrian scale
• Sustainable communities
• Details and case studies of urban design practice

This important addition to the Time Saver Standards series is an entirely new, comprehensive, meticulously researched compendium of every aspect of the physical design of cities and other urban places including communities and civic and public places.

Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design covers the full-spectrum of allied disciplines such as transportation planning, bioregionalism, storm water management, parking, universal design, urban acoustics, and graphics. It provides a single-source for the key reference articles on urban design and physical planning of cities, including social, environmental and economic data.

This volume is written for easy reference by urban planners and designers, architects, landscape professionals, environmental engineers, civil and transportation engineers, as well as municipal government and planning officials. It provides a reference that is indispensable for urban design policy and practice. It is equally valuable for the urban studies educators and students of architecture, urban design and planning.

Contents

1. Context of Urbanization
2. Classic Texts of Urban Design
3. Urban Design History and Theory
4. Principles and Practices of Urban Design
5. Regional and Urban-Wide Scale
6. Elements of the City
7. Urban Design Details
8. Case Studies in Urban Design

Index

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