{"product_id":"urban-squares-as-places-links-and-displays-by-jon-lang-9781138959293","title":"Urban Squares as Places, Links and Displays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo attract investment and tourists and to enhance the quality of life of their citizens, municipal authorities are paying considerable attention to the quality of the public domain of their cities – including their urban squares. Politicians find them good places for rallies. Children consider squares to be playgrounds, the elderly as places to catch up with each other, and for many others, squares are simply a place to pause for a moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Squares as Places, Links and Displays: Successes and Failures\u003c\/i\u003e discusses how people experience squares and the nature of the people who use them. It presents a ‘typology of squares’ based on the dimensions of ownership, the square’s instrumental functions, and a series of their basic physical attributes including size, degree of enclosure, configuration and organisation of the space within them and, finally, based on their aesthetic attributes – their meanings. Twenty case studies illustrate what works and what does not work in different cities around the world. It discusses the qualities of lively squares and quieter, more restorative places, as well as what contributes to making urban squares less desirable as destinations for the general public. The book closes with the policy implications, stressing the importance and difficulties of designing good public places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUrban Squares\u003c\/i\u003e offers how-to guidance along with a strong theoretical framework, making it ideal for architects, city planners, and landscape architects working on the design and upgrade of squares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608237424876,"sku":"9781138959293","price":134.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/ee710e0b14f59a70bec99eee663e6e9e.jpg?v=1778201753","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/urban-squares-as-places-links-and-displays-by-jon-lang-9781138959293","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}