{"title":"Kim Dovey","description":"\u003cp\u003eKim Dovey's works delve into the complexities of urban environments, exploring how informal settlements shape the fabric of cities. His titles offer insightful perspectives on urban design, blending critical theory with practical analysis to challenge conventional approaches to city planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Dovey's books invite readers to reconsider the interplay between space, community, and culture. Expect thoughtful discussions that bridge architectural practice and social context, enriching the understanding of contemporary urban life.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"atlas-of-informal-settlement-by-matthijs-van-oostrum-9781350295032","title":"Atlas of Informal Settlement","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile often seen as unplanned or spontaneous, informal settlement is better understood as a mode of production: a co-evolution of architecture, urban design, and planning that embodies informal rules and shapes urban development.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Informal Settlement\u003c\/i\u003e is a comparative study of the spatial logic of informal settlement based on mapping and analysing the evolution of urban form (morphogenesis) in 51 contemporary settlements across the planet—the first of its kind and a fundamental change in thinking for urban studies and built environment professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the 51 case studies uses maps and aerial photographs to examine key stages of development, showing how informal settlement adapts to different contexts of political economy, topography, culture, climate, and land tenure; revealing a complex range of actors from settlers and states to land mafias and pirate developers. It demonstrates the range of design processes and formal outcomes; how the informal becomes formalised and vice versa. Interspersed with short chapters introducing key theoretical concepts, the Atlas shows how such practices may or may not produce ‘slums’, and how settlement is already a form of ‘upgrading’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInformal settlement is the primary mode of production of affordable housing and neighbourhood infrastructure within cities of the Global South; with detailed mapping and profiling of 51 settlements, this book shows how such urban morphologies emerge in terms of architecture, urban design, and planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383574675692,"sku":"9781350295032","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/20862603482668.jpg?v=1773375389"},{"product_id":"urban-design-thinking-by-kim-dovey-9781350175457","title":"Urban Design Thinking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Design Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e provides a conceptual toolkit for urban design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, it shows how the design of our cities and urban spaces can be interpreted and informed through contemporary theories of urbanism, architecture and spatial analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelating abstract ideas to real-world examples, and taking assemblage thinking as its critical framework, the book introduces an array of key theoretical principles and demonstrates how theory is central to urban design critique and practice. Thirty short chapters can be read alone or in sequence, each opening a different kind of conceptual window onto how cities work and how they are transformed through design practice. Chapters range from explorations of urban morphology, typology, meaning and place identity to particular issues such as urban design codes, informal settlements, globalization, transit and creative clusters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for those engaged with the practice of urban design and planning, as well as for anyone interested in the theoretical side of urbanism, architecture, and related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433247686892,"sku":"9781350175457","price":73.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350175457.jpg?v=1774765358"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kim-dovey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}