The Evaluative Image of the City

by Jakc L. Nasar and Jack L. Nasar

Book Overview

This volume builds on the work of Kevin Lynch, whose key 1960 work The Image of the City transformed the way design professionals and social scientists deal with urban form and design.

The author explores further the role of human evaluations of the cityscape, and describes how to assess, plan and design the appearance of cities to please the inhabitants. He presents a series of studies on evaluative images, discusses methodologies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803954484
• ISBN13: 9780803954489
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"