Despite developments in urban design during the last few decades; architects; urban planners and designers often continue to produce areas of bland; commercially led urban fabric that deliver the basic functional requirements of shelter; work and leisure but are socially unsustainable and likely generators of future problems. Convivial Urban Spaces demonstrates that successful urban public spaces are an essential part of a sustainable built environment. Without them we are likely to drift into an increasingly private and polarized society; with all the problems that would imply. Taking a multidisciplinary approach; this book draws on research; and the literature and theory of environmental psychology and urban design; to advance our understanding of what makes effective public spaces. Practical guidance is illustrated with case studies from the UK; Spain; Germany and Italy. The result is a practical and clearly presented guide to urban public space for planners; architects and students of the urban environment.
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