| Description |
ix, 331 pages : illustrations, plans ; 31 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. Great Streets. Ch. 1. The Great Street We Once Lived On. Roslyn Place, Pittsburgh. Ch. 2. Still Great Medieval Streets. Via dei Giubbonari, Rome. Stroget, Copenhagen. Ch. 3. In the Grand Manner. Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona. Cours Mirabeau, Aix-en-Provence. Avenue Montaigne, Paris. Boulevard Saint-Michel, Paris. Ch. 4. The Grand Canal as a Great Street. Ch. 5. Once Great Streets. Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Paris. Via del Corso, Rome. Market Street, San Francisco. Ch. 6. The Ramblas, Barcelona. Ch. 7. The Great Residential Boulevard. Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Ch. 8. Trees Alone. Richards Road at Mills College, Oakland, California. Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome. Beijing Streets. Ch. 9. Great Street Ensembles. Bath. Bologna -- Pt. 2. A Compendium of Streets: Streets That Teach -- Pt. 3. Street and City Patterns: Settings for Streets and People -- Pt. 4. Making Great Streets. Ch. 1. Requirements for Great Streets. Ch. 2. Qualities That Contribute. Ch. 3. Conclusion: Great Streets and City Planning. Appendix: Pedestrian Volumes on Selected Streets |
| Summary |
This book examiones 15 particularly fine streets, ranging from medieval streets in Rome and Copenhagen to Venice's Grand Canal, from Parisian boulevards to tree-lined residential streets in American cities. The author summarizing the practical design qualities and strategies that have contributed most to the making of great streets |
| Analysis |
Urban regions Environment planning |
| Notes |
First published in 1993 |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- Human factors.
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City planning.
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Pedestrian areas.
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Streets -- Design and construction.
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Streets -- Design.
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Urban beautification.
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| LC no. |
93022352 |
| ISBN |
0262100487 |
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0262600234 (paperback) |
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