Japan today protects one-seventh of its land surface in parks, which are visited by well over a billion people each year. This analyses the origins, development, and distinctive features of these public spaces.
"Japan today protects one-seventh of its land surface in parks, which are visited by well over a billion people each year. Parkscapes analyzes the origins, development, and distinctive features of these public spaces. Green zones were created by the government beginning in the l…
When we think about Victorian factories, 'dark satanic mills' might spring to mind - images of blackened buildings and exhausted, exploited workers struggling in unhealthy and ungodly conditions. But for some employees this image was far from the truth, and this is the subject o…
Illustrating recent urban solutions that meet the current requirements of design, ecology, sociology and economy, this book addresses the subject of designing inner-city spaces.
