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Title Experiential walks for urban design : revealing, representing, and activating the sensory environment / Barbara E.A. Piga, Daniel Siret, Jean-Paul Thibaud, editors
Published Cham : Springer, [2021]
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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (chiefly color)
Series Springer tracts in civil engineering, 2366-259X
Springer tracts in civil engineering. 2366-259X
Contents Experiential walk for revealing the sensory dimensions of public spaces -- Experiential walk for representing and communicating the urban experience -- Experiential walk for informing urban design and favoring citizens' engagement
Summary The edited volume explores the topic of experiential walks, which is the practice of multi- or mono-sensory and in-motion immersion into an urban or natural environment. The act of walking is hence intended as a process of (re- )discovering, reflecting and learning through an embodied experience. Specific attention is devoted to the investigation of the ambiance of places and its dynamic atmospheric perception that contribute to generating the social experience. This topic is gaining increasing attention and has been studied in several forms in different disciplines to investigate the particular spatial, social, sensory and atmospheric character of places. The book contains chapters by experts in the field and covers both the theory and the practice of innovative methods, techniques, and technologies. It examines experiential walks in the perspective of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental and sensory urban design by organising the contributions according to three specific interrelated focuses, namely the exploration and investigation of the multisensory dimension of public spaces, the different ways to grasp and communicate the in-motion experience through traditional and novel forms of representation, and the application of the approach to urban participatory planning and higher education. Shedding new light on the topic, the book offers both a reference guide for those engaged in applied research, and a toolkit for professionals and students
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 23, 2021)
Subject Public spaces -- Planning
City planning.
Walking.
City planning
Public spaces -- Planning
Walking
Form Electronic book
Author Piga, Barbara E. A., editor
Siret, Daniel, editor.
Thibaud, Jean-Paul, editor.
ISBN 9783030766948
3030766942