Urban Transformation

Understanding City Form and Design

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Planning
Cover of the book Urban Transformation by Peter Bosselmann, Island Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Bosselmann ISBN: 9781610911498
Publisher: Island Press Publication: September 26, 2012
Imprint: Island Press Language: English
Author: Peter Bosselmann
ISBN: 9781610911498
Publisher: Island Press
Publication: September 26, 2012
Imprint: Island Press
Language: English

How do cities transform over time? And why do some cities change for the better while others deteriorate? In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann’s eyes (aided by his analysis of numerous color photos and illustrations) readers will learn to “see” cities anew.

Bosselmann organizes the book around seven “activities”: comparing, observing, transforming, measuring, defining, modeling, and interpreting. He introduces readers to his way of seeing by comparing satellite-produced “maps” of the world’s twenty largest cities. With Bosselmann’s guidance, we begin to understand the key elements of urban design. Using Copenhagen, Denmark, as an example, he teaches us to observe without prejudice or bias.

He demonstrates how cities transform by introducing the idea of “urban morphology” through an examination of more than a century of transformations in downtown Oakland, California. We learn how to measure quality-of-life parameters that are often considered immeasurable, including “vitality,” “livability,” and “belonging.” Utilizing the street grids of San Francisco as examples, Bosselmann explains how to define urban spaces. Modeling, he reveals, is not so much about creating models as it is about bringing others into public, democratic discussions. Finally, we find out how to interpret essential aspects of “life and place” by evaluating aerial images of the San Francisco Bay Area taken in 1962 and those taken forty-three years later.

Bosselmann has a unique understanding of cities and how they “work.” His hope is that, with the fresh vision he offers, readers will be empowered to offer inventive new solutions to familiar urban problems.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

How do cities transform over time? And why do some cities change for the better while others deteriorate? In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann’s eyes (aided by his analysis of numerous color photos and illustrations) readers will learn to “see” cities anew.

Bosselmann organizes the book around seven “activities”: comparing, observing, transforming, measuring, defining, modeling, and interpreting. He introduces readers to his way of seeing by comparing satellite-produced “maps” of the world’s twenty largest cities. With Bosselmann’s guidance, we begin to understand the key elements of urban design. Using Copenhagen, Denmark, as an example, he teaches us to observe without prejudice or bias.

He demonstrates how cities transform by introducing the idea of “urban morphology” through an examination of more than a century of transformations in downtown Oakland, California. We learn how to measure quality-of-life parameters that are often considered immeasurable, including “vitality,” “livability,” and “belonging.” Utilizing the street grids of San Francisco as examples, Bosselmann explains how to define urban spaces. Modeling, he reveals, is not so much about creating models as it is about bringing others into public, democratic discussions. Finally, we find out how to interpret essential aspects of “life and place” by evaluating aerial images of the San Francisco Bay Area taken in 1962 and those taken forty-three years later.

Bosselmann has a unique understanding of cities and how they “work.” His hope is that, with the fresh vision he offers, readers will be empowered to offer inventive new solutions to familiar urban problems.

More books from Island Press

Cover of the book More by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book A Man of Few Words by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Water is for Fighting Over by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Heatstroke by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book The Hype About Hydrogen by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book The Kingdom of Rarities by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Structural Economics by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Oceans and Marine Resources in a Changing Climate by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Good Urbanism by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book The End of Automobile Dependence by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book The Girl on the Ferry by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Food, Genes, and Culture by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management by Peter Bosselmann
Cover of the book Our Country, The Planet by Peter Bosselmann
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy