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A THEORY OF GOOD CITY FORM By Kevin Lynch - Hardcover
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- ISBN-10
- 0262120852
- Book Title
- Theory of Good City Form
- ISBN
- 9780262120852
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Publication Year
- 1981
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Architecture, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Urban & Land Use Planning, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sociology / Urban
- Item Width
- 7 in
- Item Weight
- 35.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 524 Pages
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Available in paperback under the title Good City Form With the publication of The Image of the City,Kevin Lynch embarked on the process of exploration of city form. A Theory of Good City Form,his most important book, is both a summation and an extension of his vision, a high point from which he views cities past and possible. The central section of the book develops a new normative theory of city form-an identification of the characteristics that good human settlements shouldpossess. This follows an examination of three existing normative theories-those which see the city as a model of the cosmos, as a machine, and as a living organism-which are shown to be finally inadequate and unable to hold up under sustained analysis. In addition, an appendix demonstrates the inadequacies of a number of functional theories-those whose aim is simply to describe howsettlements work rather than to evaluate how they ought to work. Among these theories are models of cities as ecological systems, as fields of force, as systems of linked decisions, or as areas of class conflict. Lynch puts forth his own theory by searching out the qualities that produce good settlements, qualities that allow "development, within continuity, via openness and connection." He identifies five interrelated dimensions of performance-vitality, sense, fit, access, and control-and two "meta-criteria," efficiency and justice. As in all of Lynch's writing, the theory flows from and leads back to specific examples and everyday realities. The final section of the book is concerned with applications of the theory.
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262120852
ISBN-13
9780262120852
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2516116
Product Key Features
Book Title
Theory of Good City Form
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Urban & Land Use Planning, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sociology / Urban
Publication Year
1981
Type
Textbook
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Social Science, Political Science
Number of Pages
524 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Height
1 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ht166.L96
Copyright Date
1981
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lccn
80-026348
Dewey Decimal
307.7/6/01
Dewey Edition
19
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