Seeing the Better City: How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space PDF
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HOW TO EXPLORE, OBSERVE, AND IMPROVE URBAN SPACE CHARLES R. WOLFE Island Press’ mission is to provide the best ideas and information to those seeking to understand and protect the environment and create solutions to its complex problems. Join our newsletter to get the latest news on authors, events, and free book giveaways. Click here to join now! SEEING THE BETTER CITY SEEING THE BETTER CITY How to Explore, Observe, and Improve Urban Space CHARLES R. WOLFE Washington | Covelo | London Copyright © 2016 Charles R. Wolfe All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the publisher: Island Press, 2000 M St. NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20036 Island Press is a trademark of The Center for Resource Economics. Cover image and interior images by Charles R. Wolfe, except where otherwise noted. Library of Congress Control Number: 2016946741 Printed on recycled, acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Keywords: Adelaide, Albany, Austin, app, Berenice Abbott, community engagement, crowdsourcing, cultural geography, digital storytelling, exploration, fla- neur, Iceland, Instagram, juxtaposition, Kevin Lynch, Madrona, Melbourne, Milan, Nice, observation, Paris, photography, Place des Vosges, Raleigh, Redmond, Rome, Seattle, Situationists, smart cities, smartphone, urbanism, Urbanism Without Effort, Vancouver, walkable, wayfinding TO MY MOTHER, ROSAMOND WOLFE, who is all about seeing the better details in life CONTENTS Preface xi Acknowledgments xvii Introduction: Why Urban Observation Matters: 1 Seeing the Better City 01 How to See City Basics and Universal Patterns 15 02 Observational Approaches 33 03 Seeing the City through Urban Diaries 59 04 Documenting Our Personal Cities 89 05 From Urban Diaries to Policies, Plans, and Politics 137 Conclusion: What the Better City Can Be 177 Notes 183 ix
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