A Theory of Good City Form by KevinLynch
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| Management number | 20181601 | Release Date | 2025/10/28 | List Price | $60.99 | Model Number | 20181601 | ||
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A Theory of City Form by Kevin Lynch.1981 1stEdition/1stPrinting MIT Press hardcover w/dj in like new condition(fading to spine of dj).Book dimensions are 7×1×10inches,1.5lbs.,524pages.The author was Professor Emeritus of City Planning at MIT and was a partner in the environmental design firm of Carr,Lynch Associates.He has written several books including this one on city planning and development.This book summarizes past city forms and provides an extension of his vision and theory of possible future city planning and development.He develops his theoretical city planning by examining the good city qualities that allow"development within continuity via openness and connectivity.He identifies five interrelated dimensions of performance:vitality,sense,fit,access,and control and two meta-criteria,efficiently and justice".Diagrams and photos are included. Specific examples and everyday reality are structured around his theory and the final section is devoted to applications of his theory.
| Category | Books > Reference Books > Educational & Instructional Books |
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| Condition | Like new |
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