The Form of Cities (eBook)
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-77752-7 (ISBN)
- Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict.
- Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy.
- Demonstrates different ways of conceptualising the city, whether through aesthetics or the prism of gender, for example.
- Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, but retains a sophisticated interpretative edge.
- Complements Designing Cities by the same author (Blackwell, 2003).
Alexander R. Cuthbert is Professor of Planning and Urban Development at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He has studied architecture, urban design, urban planning, and political science and has a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include Designing Cities (Blackwell, 2003), which serves as a prequel to this book.
The Form of Cities offers readers a considered theoretical introduction to the art of designing cities. Demonstrates that cities are replete with symbolic values, collective memory, association and conflict. Proposes a new theoretical understanding of urban design, based in political economy. Demonstrates different ways of conceptualising the city, whether through aesthetics or the prism of gender, for example. Written in an engaging and jargon-free style, but retains a sophisticated interpretative edge. Complements Designing Cities by the same author (Blackwell, 2003).
Alexander R. Cuthbert is Professor of Planning and Urban Development at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. He has studied architecture, urban design, urban planning, and political science and has a doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include Designing Cities (Blackwell, 2003), which serves as a prequel to this book.
List of Figures List of Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
1. Theory.
Introduction: The Problem.
Urban Design: Definitions.
Urban Design: 'Theory'.
Spatial Political Economy and Urban Design.
2. History.
Introduction: What is History?.
History and Urban Design.
Chronologies.
Typologies.
Utopias.
Fragments.
Materialist Theory Overview.
3. Philosophy.
Introduction: Implications from Philosophy.
Philosophy and Urbanism Paradigms.
Philosophy and Urban Design 4. Politics.
Introduction: Politics and Ideology.
Power: Rights and Laws Law as Ideology.
Politics and Urban Planning.
The Public Realm.
5. Culture.
Introduction: Culture and Urban Design.
The Culture of Modernism.
Postmodern Culture.
Globalisation, Culture, Economy.
Authenticity and Symbolic Representation.
The New Ruralism/Urbanism.
6. Gender.
Introduction: Gender the Missing Component.
Gender and Society Gender and Patriarchy.
Gender and Capital.
Gender and Space.
Gender and Urban Design.
7. Environment.
Introduction: Nature and the City.
Origins and Development.
People-Nature.
Sustainability and Development.
Sustainable Cities.
Sustainable Urban Design.
8. Aesthetics.
Introduction: Aesthetics - Objects and Experience.
The Aesthetics of Urban Form.
Mathematics and the Divine Order.
Contextualism.
Rationalism.
Symbolic Capital.
Regulation.
Theming.
9. Typologies.
Introduction: Taxonomy, Typology, Morphology, System.
Typologies Derived from Associated Disciplines.
Typologies Derived from Traditional Urban Design
Perspectives.
Implications from Spatial Political Economy.
10. Pragmatics.
Introduction: Cultural Capital.
Professional Intervention.
Professions and Knowledge Systems.
Professions and Space.
Urban Design Education Postscript.
References.
Index
'The Form of Cities is an important critique and
synthesis of recent thinking about urban design ... a powerful
analysis of the emergence, logic, and political meaning of the
built environment in given historical contexts.' Allen J.
Scott, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Geography,
UCLA
'A major achievement in the radical spirit of Manuel
Castells' and Mike Davis' writings. Cuthbert
repositions urban design theory ... to reveal the bedrock
systems of material and symbolic production shaping modern
cities.' Chris Abel, Architectural critic and author of
Architecture, Technology, Process and Architecture and
Identity
'Truly an impressive piece of work. ... This book will
become seminal not only for urban design students and
practitioners, and those engaged in the study and practice of urban
policy-making and planning, but also for students of urban
geography and political science.' Harry T. Dimitriou,
Bartlett Professor of Planning Studies, UCL
"[Cuthbert] sets out not only to make the professional case for
urban design but also the disciplinary case. What ensues is an
immense and far-reaching catalog of ideas that in many ways is a
tour de force."
Journal of Regional Science
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.4.2008 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| Schlagworte | Anthropogeographie • ART • beyond abstract • Book • Cities • considered • creative process • demonstrates • Form • Geographie • Geography • Human Experience • Human geography • Interpretations • Introduction • offers readers • Order • Political • realm • replete • Social Science • Stadtgeographie • Symbolic • Theoretical • Urban Geography |
| ISBN-10 | 0-470-77752-4 / 0470777524 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-470-77752-7 / 9780470777527 |
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