Lynch, K., 1960, The image of the city, Mit Press, Cambridge
- Author : Lynch, K.
- Year : 1960
- Publisher : Mit Press
- Publisher's Location : Cambridge
- ISBN : 0-262-62001-4 (p)
- Pages : 194
- Edition : 23 [1996]
- Abstract : the book will consider the visual quality of the American city by studying the mental image of that city which is held by its citizens. I will concentrate on one particular visual quality: the apparent clarity or “legibility of the cityscape. This means the ease with which its parts can be recognized and can be organized into a coherent pattern. (Lynch, p.2-3).
- Comments : KEYWORDS: urban planning, legibility, identity, imageability, coherence, way finding, landmarks, visual quality, quality, city form, edges, paths. UTILITY: lecturers/teachers, academic research, students of universities of professional education.