Jacobs, A.B., 1993, Great streets, The MIT Press, Cambridge
- Author : Jacobs, A.B.
- Year : 1993
- Publisher : The MIT Press
- Publisher's Location : Cambridge
- ISBN : 0262100487
- Pages : 342
- Abstract : FROM INTERNET: Contains essays about the world's "best streets" with reference to their physical, designable characteristics, and suggests why they are "great". Street dimensions, plans, sections and patterns of use are analyzed and compared, offering insights into cities' street patterns and urban life. Which are the world's best streets, and what are the physical, designable characteristics that make them great? To answer these questions, Allan Jacobs has surveyed street users and design professionals and has studied a wide array of street types and urban spaces around the world. With more than 200 illustrations, all prepared by the author, along with analysis and statistics, "Great Streets" offers information on street dimensions, plans, sections, and patterns of use, all systematically compared. It also reveals Jacob's eye for the telling human and social details that bring streets and communities to life. Jacobs concludes by summarizing the practical design qualities and strategies that have contributed most to the making of great streets.
- Comments : KEYWORDS: landscape architecture, landscape design, streets.