Urban Design Books

New and Published Books

1. Lean Design Management

   Edited by Stephen Emmitt

   Series: Architectural Engineering and Design Management

   The fields of design management and lean construction appear to be developing independently. This volume brings together authors from four continents to argue that lean thinking should be integral to design management in the fields of architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). The...

   Published May 24th 2012 by Routledge
2. Systemic Architecture

   Operating Manual for the Self-Organizing City

   By Marco Poletto, Claudia Pasquero

   This is a manual investigating the subject of urban ecology and systemic development from the perspective of architectural design. It sets out to explore two main goals: to discuss the contemporary relevance of a systemic practice to architectural design, and to share a toolbox of informational...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
3. City, Street and Citizen

   The Measure of the Ordinary

   By Suzanne Hall

   Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

   How can we learn from a multicultural society if we don’t know how to recognise it? The contemporary city is more than ever a space for the intense convergence of diverse individuals who shift in and out of its urban terrains. The city street is perhaps the most prosaic of the city’s public parts,...

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
4. Learning from the Japanese City

   Looking East in Urban Design, 2nd Edition

   By Barrie Shelton

   Series: Planning, History and Environment Series

   Japanese cities are amongst the most intriguing and confounding anywhere. Their structures, patterns of building and broader visual characteristics defy conventional urban design theories, and the book explores why this is so. Like its cities, Japan’s written language is recognized as one of...

   Published March 27th 2012 by Routledge
5. Representing Landscapes

   A Visual Collection of Landscape Architectural Drawings

   Edited by Nadia Amoroso

   What do you communicate when you draw an industrial landscape using charcoal; what about a hyper-realistic PhotoShop collage method? What are the right choices to make? Are there right and wrong choices when it comes to presenting a particular environment in a particular way? The...

   Published March 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Liveable Cities: Urbanising World

   ISOCARP 07

   Edited by Chris Gossop, Shi Nan

   This book is about the unprecedented challenges facing the world’s cities as they expand and develop in response to demographic change, human aspirations and the forces of globalization. Most of that growth is taking place in the developing countries and it is here that the megacities (places with...

   Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
7. Waterfront Regeneration

   Experiences in City-building

   Edited by Harry Smith, Maria Soledad Garcia Ferrari

   Waterfront regeneration and development represents a unique opportunity to spatially and visually alter cities worldwide. However, its multi-faceted nature entails city-building with all its complexity including the full range of organizations involved and how they interact. This book examines how...

   Published March 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. Design and Ethics

   Reflections on Practice

   Edited by Emma Felton, Oksana Zelenko, Suzi Vaughan

   The value of design for contributing to environmental solutions and a sustainable future is increasingly recognised. It spans many spheres of everyday life, and the ethical dimension of design practice that considers environmental, social and economic sustainability is compelling. Approaches to...

   Published February 28th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Dynamics of Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia

   Edited by Amrita Daniere, Hy Van Luong

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Asia Series

   The purpose of this volume is to highlight the impacts on civic engagement of social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks and associations), in diverse parts of Asia. Addressing the pressing need for improved governance within the spatial, political and cultural...

   Published February 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. Diálogos: Placemaking in Latino Communities

    Edited by Michael Rios, Leonardo Vazquez

    Latinos are one of the largest and fastest growing social groups in the United States, and their increased presence is profoundly shaping the character of urban, suburban, and rural places. This is a response to these developments and is the first book written for readers seeking to learn about,...

    Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge