Community design and the culture of cities : the crossroad and the wall /
Lozano, Eduardo E.
Community design and the culture of cities : the crossroad and the wall / Eduardo E. Lozano. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. - xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Having perceived a widespread failure of most community-scale plans, Eduardo Lozano has created a large and humane vision for community design, geared toward urban planners and designers, as well as those concerned with the communities of the future. Lozano strives to unify theory and practice, seeing that design at community scale is a relatively new responsibility for professionals and seeing the need for an awareness of the systemic nature of urban design. He also highlights relevant lessons from historical examples in order to rediscover the community design metier forgotten after the industrial revolution. The author relies on interdisciplinary studies, drawing from biology, ecology, and political science, as well as from history for his fascinating study. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on the interrelationship of design and culture--society, technology, institutions, and values--and on the need for an agenda for political and cultural change
0521380677 9780521389792 0521389798 (pbk.)
90001431
City planning.
Neighborhoods.
Architects and community.
Community development, Urban.
HT166 / .L69 1990
307.1216
Community design and the culture of cities : the crossroad and the wall / Eduardo E. Lozano. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990. - xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Having perceived a widespread failure of most community-scale plans, Eduardo Lozano has created a large and humane vision for community design, geared toward urban planners and designers, as well as those concerned with the communities of the future. Lozano strives to unify theory and practice, seeing that design at community scale is a relatively new responsibility for professionals and seeing the need for an awareness of the systemic nature of urban design. He also highlights relevant lessons from historical examples in order to rediscover the community design metier forgotten after the industrial revolution. The author relies on interdisciplinary studies, drawing from biology, ecology, and political science, as well as from history for his fascinating study. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on the interrelationship of design and culture--society, technology, institutions, and values--and on the need for an agenda for political and cultural change
0521380677 9780521389792 0521389798 (pbk.)
90001431
City planning.
Neighborhoods.
Architects and community.
Community development, Urban.
HT166 / .L69 1990
307.1216