Urban design in the real estate development process /

Urban design enables better places to be created for people and is thus seen in Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process as a place-making activity, rather than the application of architectural aesthetics. Urban design policy can change the 'decision environment' of developers,...

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Other Authors: Tiesdell, Steven, Adams, David, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Chichester ; Ames, Iowa : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Series:Real estate issues (Oxford, England)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Urban design enables better places to be created for people and is thus seen in Urban Design in the Real Estate Development Process as a place-making activity, rather than the application of architectural aesthetics. Urban design policy can change the 'decision environment' of developers, financiers, designers and other actors in the real estate development process to make them take place-making more seriously. This book reports diverse international experience from Europe and North America on the role and significance of urban design in the real estate development process and explore.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 326 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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