PublishedRiba, January 2019 |
ISBN9781859466346 |
FormatSoftcover, 128 pages |
Dimensions23.5cm × 21cm |
We all use streets every day of our lives. How we design and maintain them expresses how we see ourselves as a civilised society. Many of the aspects of streetscapes examined in this book hit the headlines every day: the setting of a historic building, the need for efficient transport, the safety of cyclists, the amenity of people with disabilities and the viability of retail areas and visitor destinations.
Though streets are experienced as a single entity they are delivered through a complex system of often uncoordinated actions by many agencies. This book explains that system and examines five design principles that need to be in place for a street to be successful: attractiveness, efficient movement, road safety, concern for the many categories of people who use streets and the questions of who pays and economic viability. The analysis of six case studies considers how all five principles can and have been met.
