Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge,
desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations …

Taking Hollands' previous statement on the transition from intelligent to smart cities as its
point of departure ('Will the real smart city stand up?'City 12 (3), 302–320), this article reflects …

This fourth edition of Urban Planning and Real Estate Development guides readers through
the procedural and practical aspects of develo** land from the point of view of both …

Sha** Places explains how towns and cities can turn real estate development to their
advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live, work, relax and invest. It …

Despite widespread recognition of the dual problems of sprawl and conventional zoning, the
specific nature of the relationship between sprawl and zoning is not well specified. In part …

Problem: Form-based codes (FBCs) affect the design of cities with rules about building form
and location. They are of renewed interest to modern planners, but their history and that of …

After years of being regarded as a regulatory tool, spatial planning is now a key agent in
delivering better places for the future. Dealing with the role of spatial planning in major …

CItyMaker presents a method and a set of tools to generate alternative solutions for an urban
context. The method proposes the use of a combined set of design patterns encoding typical …

Increased awareness on environmental issues, together with requirements imposed by
implementation of energy efficiency codes, has generated the need for tools that evaluate …