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The Image of the City
by Kevin Lynch
First Published
2009
Subjects
Architecture & Urbanism
Urbanisme
City planning
United States
perception
urbanism
architecture
memory
cities
Environment
Steden
Stadsplanning
Stadtplanung
Stedenbouw
Planejamento Territorial Urbano
Stadsplanering
Areas Metropolitanas
City planning, united states
Description
What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion--imageability--and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.