Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

This paper aims to clearly establish the origin and evolution of the shared space concept
from a New Zealand perspective by reviewing the literature in the disciplines of both urban …

This paper explores the link between the quality of the built environment and its value, in
health, social, economic and environmental terms. This is theorized as 'place value'which …

Some links between transport and health are widely known, such as active travel, physical
(in) activity, air pollution and injuries. Others are not as apparent and are much less studied …

This paper aims to pursue and to strengthen a paradigm shift in transport. It offers a fresh
perspective on how the vehicle-oriented paradigm has been translated into specific biased …

Shared space is becoming an increasingly well-accepted approach to street design,
pursuing improvement of street uses on foot without restricting other modes of movement …

Urban living has dramatically changed over the past generation, refashioning children's
relationships with the towns and cities in which they live, and the modes of living within …

Walking engenders many descriptive, normative, and speculative debates. This article
reviews work done in the interventionist realms of landscape planning, urban design, and …

Designing child-friendly streetscapes is a pragmatic and effective approach to addressing
the limited outdoor play spaces and social exclusion experienced by migrant children living …

[Purpose] With the acceleration of China's urbanization process and the construction of the
metropolitan area, the polarization phenomenon (Matthew effect) between cities and cities …