Designing Cities

Designing Cities is the first reader to be published in the thriving field of urban design. It has been assembled to appeal to a broad range of readers interested in how the design of cities comes about. Provides a complex and integrated perspective on the field of urban design.Carefully structured, so that students will gain an understanding of the theoretical context from which urban design has emerged.Includes work by Manuel Castells, David Harvey, Christian Norberg-Schultz, Peter Marcuse and others.