Paving the Way
Paving the Way

Author: Alan Baxter & Associates

Publisher: Thomas Telford

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 0727731408

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Paving the way sets out an agenda for improving the most neglected element in the built environment - the street. Clean, safe and attractive streets in which people, not cars, are paramount help to bind communities together and contribute to wider social objectives such as reducing traffic accidents and crime levels. This study for CABE and ODPM by Alan Baxter & Associates, highlights significant barriers in the institutional, management and policy framework which inhibit the creation of streets for multiple uses. The challenge for government, urban designers, highway engineers and local authorities is to change ingrained attitudes and cultures that fail to treat streets as quality places in themselves.

Traffic calming
Traffic calming

Author: Great Britain: Department for Transport

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-03-30

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780115527951

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This publication provides comprehensive advice on the use of traffic calming measures, covering the relevant legislation, design, effectiveness and installation. As well as examining general considerations it examines each of the methods of traffic calming and their background, cost and maintenance, effectiveness and environmental impact.

Culture, Urbanism and Planning
Culture, Urbanism and Planning

Author: Manuel Guardia

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1317155777

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The relationship between culture and urbanism has been the focus of much discussion and debate in recent years. While globalisation tends towards a homogeneity, successful 'global cities' have a strong individual - and particularly cultural - identity. The economic value of the culture of cities lies not only in the arts taking place there but also in the city’s fabric, its architecture, and in its cultural heritage. This volume brings together a team of leading specialists to examine the policies of image and city marketing which have developed over the past 15 years and whether these are a continuity of earlier strategies. Featuring case studies which illustrate diverse perspectives on linking culture, urbanism and history, the book reviews heritage and planning culture, looking at the experience of urbanism in the 'Old Historic City'. The book also assesses the increasingly important issue of urban images and their influence on planning strategies.

Smart Plot Division, Research on the Morphological Evolution of Nanjing South Historic Urban Area and its Plot Redivision since 1949
Smart Plot Division, Research on the Morphological Evolution of Nanjing South Historic Urban Area and its Plot Redivision since 1949

Author: Liu, Peng

Publisher: KIT Scientific Publishing

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 3731509644

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Taking Nanjing old south area as an example, this research analyses the changes and problems of the plot division mechanism since 1949 and its impact on urban forms. Changes in the plot division mechanism show that megaplots have been a constant in the ever-changing land development system since 1949, leading to elimination of historic land subdivisions. In this sense, it is necessary to establish a set of smart plot division strategies to promote the restoration of this historic urban area.