Kirjahaku

There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to ‘placemaking’ and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local streetgrids. What is needed is a framework that addresses both of these, plus main streets – that don’t easily fit either set of guidance – in an integrative manner. Streets and Patterns takes up this challenge to create a coherent rationale to underpin today’s streets-oriented urban design agenda. Informed by recent research, the book looks behind existing design conventions and beyond immediate policy rhetoric, and analyses a range of first principles – from Le Corbusier and Colin Buchanan to New Urbanism.The book provides a new framework for the design and planning of urban layouts, integrating transport issues such as road hierarchy, arterial streets and multi-modal networks with urban design and planning issues such as street type, grid type, mixed-use blocks and urban design coding.

Why does modern planning sometimes create urban environments that are less attractive and functional than the ‘organic urbanism’ of traditional cities? Cities Design and Evolution takes up the challenge of this question, investigating ‘how cities are put together’, both in the sense of how the parts are organized in relation to the whole, and how they are created or evolve over time. Cities Design and Evolution offers an engaging and original narrative that interprets planning philosophies from Modernism to New Urbanism, organic theories from Patrick Geddes to Le Corbusier, and evolutionary thinking from Charles Darwin to Richard Dawkins. The book develops a new evolutionary perspective that recognizes both the ‘designed’ and ‘organic’ nature of cities, and provides a rationale and impetus for fresh approaches to urban planning and design. In what is the first book to significantly apply modern evolutionary thinking to urbanism, Cities Design and Evolution promises to stimulate thought, debate and action concerning the nature of cities and future urban planning. The book should appeal to all who are interested in cities, in design and in evolution.

There is an emerging consensus that urban street layouts should be planned with greater attention to ‘placemaking’ and urban design quality, while maintaining the conventional transport functions of accessibility and connectivity. However, it is not always clear how this might be achieved: we still tend to have different sets of guidance for main road networks and for local streetgrids. What is needed is a framework that addresses both of these, plus main streets – that don’t easily fit either set of guidance – in an integrative manner. Streets and Patterns takes up this challenge to create a coherent rationale to underpin today’s streets-oriented urban design agenda. Informed by recent research, the book looks behind existing design conventions and beyond immediate policy rhetoric, and analyses a range of first principles – from Le Corbusier and Colin Buchanan to New Urbanism.The book provides a new framework for the design and planning of urban layouts, integrating transport issues such as road hierarchy, arterial streets and multi-modal networks with urban design and planning issues such as street type, grid type, mixed-use blocks and urban design coding.

Why does modern planning sometimes create urban environments that are less attractive and functional than the ‘organic urbanism’ of traditional cities? Cities Design and Evolution takes up the challenge of this question, investigating ‘how cities are put together’, both in the sense of how the parts are organized in relation to the whole, and how they are created or evolve over time. Cities Design and Evolution offers an engaging and original narrative that interprets planning philosophies from Modernism to New Urbanism, organic theories from Patrick Geddes to Le Corbusier, and evolutionary thinking from Charles Darwin to Richard Dawkins. The book develops a new evolutionary perspective that recognizes both the ‘designed’ and ‘organic’ nature of cities, and provides a rationale and impetus for fresh approaches to urban planning and design. In what is the first book to significantly apply modern evolutionary thinking to urbanism, Cities Design and Evolution promises to stimulate thought, debate and action concerning the nature of cities and future urban planning. The book should appeal to all who are interested in cities, in design and in evolution.

A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy

A compelling conversation between African American political intellectuals and the canon of western political philosophy

Masked Identity is about the challenges women face throughout their life while still trying to sustain in society. It's a book of poetry which consists of nine women living out their purpose and encountering trouble and sacrifices along the way. Each woman represents a certain color and all of the women have one common goal which is survival. Through poetry, each woman is able to tell her story about heartbreak, friends, being accepted in society, family and love related matters.

Young men growing up in the East End of London on the edge of criminality

Experience the Transformative Power of Faith Discover the profound mystery at the heart of Christian living in The Life of Christ: The Great Mystery of the Spiritual Life by Stephen Marshall. This inspiring work, rooted in the teachings of one of the most influential preachers of the Puritan era, invites readers to explore what it truly means to live by faith in Christ. Marshall masterfully unpacks the biblical doctrine that every believer, while in this world, is called to live not by their own strength, but by the very life of Christ within them. Through clear exposition and practical application, he demonstrates that spiritual life is not merely a set of beliefs or outward practices, but a dynamic, inward transformation—a new life received from Christ, sustained by faith, and evidenced by a deep hunger for God’s Word and a heartfelt pursuit of holiness. With rich historical context and timeless wisdom, The Life of Christ challenges readers to examine their own spiritual condition, embrace the comfort and assurance found in Christ’s righteousness, and cultivate a faith that shapes every aspect of daily living. This book is an essential guide for anyone longing to experience the fullness, joy, and excellence of a life truly lived by faith.