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 …

The CityForm consortium's latest book, Dimensions of the Sustainable City, is the first book
to report on an empirical multi-disciplinary study specifically designed to address 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 …

Smart city developments integrate digital, human and physical systems in the built
environment. With growing urbanization and widespread developments, identifying suitable …

Shaping Places explains how towns and cities can turn real estate development to their
advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live, work, relax and invest. It …

Under the influence of globalization, the centres of many cities in the industrialised world are
losing their place identity, the set of cultural markers that define a city's uniqueness and …

We develop an evolutionary perspective on spatial planning to investigate the potential
contributions of design approaches to the coordination of spatial organization. After a re …

Designing places that yield high quality of life (QOL) for residents is a foundation of planning
and community development. A focus on sustainability is increasingly important in design …

The value added by better urban design has for some time been contested. Nevertheless,
the benefits of identifying a linkage between better urban design and enhanced economic …

This paper reflects on a pilot programme to evaluate the use and effectiveness of design
coding. It focuses on the roles and relationships between the different stakeholders in the …