Streets & patterns

Streets & patterns

by Marshall, Stephen

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There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to 'placemaking' and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local streetgrids. What is needed is a framework that addresses both of these, plus main streets - that don't easily fit either …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Streets & patterns / Stephen Marshall.

Summary

There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to 'placemaking' and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local streetgrids. What is needed is a framework that addresses both of these, plus main streets - that don't easily fit either set of guidance - in an integrative manner. Streets and Patterns takes up this chall.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2005.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Spon
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2005.

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Description based upon print version of record.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:1138130540, 9781138130548, 1280099763, 9781280099762, 1134370768, 9781134370764, 0203589394, 9780203589397
  • oclc:on1145291978
  • LC Classification:NA9053.S7
  • Dewey Decimal:711.41

Table of Contents

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Illustration credits; Preface; Introduction; The challenge; Street type and hierarchy; Pattern type; Route structure; Connectivity and complexity; The constitution of structure; Modes, streets and places; From streets to patterns; Conclusions; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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Subjects

City Planning Streets -- Design Technique de la circulation traffic engineering

Writers

Marshall, Stephen

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