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La Composition Urbaine. Note et Essai Bibliographique

Author: Ministere de l'Equipement, du Logement, des Transports et du Tourisme
Editor: Editions Villes et Territoires
Publish date: Octobre 1996
Abstract: French bibliography and sythesis about urban design. Also available online at: La composition urbaine
Keywords: bibliography, france

Land Use Zoning: a mixed blessing

Author: Morley, S
Publish date: October 17 1992
Journal: Estates Gazette
Pages: 84-85 and 90
Keywords: commercial, mixed use

Land Values: Part of the Design Equation

Author: Davison, I
Publish date: March 1991
Journal: House Builder
Pages: 28-30
Keywords: housing

Land, Development and Design

Author: Syms, P
Publish date: July 2002
Publisher: Blackwell Science UK
Abstract: A look at development and design including issues related to landuse design and how they are involved in the re-use of urban land and buildings. This text book is aimed at those interested in property development, it includes a section on design issues and has an emphasis on reuse and regeneration.
Keywords: development process, regeneration

Landmarks and Spatial Identity in Saudi Arabia

Author: Mohammad Abdullah Eben Saleh
Publish date: 1998
Journal: Urban Design Studies, Vol 4
Keywords: identity, saudi arabia, spatial interpretation

Landscape interventions: new directions for the design of children's outdoor play environments

Author: Herrington, S and Studtmann, K
Publish date: 1998
Journal: Landscape and Urban PLanning, Vol 42 (2-4)
Pages: 191 - 205
Keywords: children and youth, landscape

Landscape Planning

Author: Turner, T
Publish date: 1987
Publisher: Hutchinson, London
Keywords: landscape

Landscapes for Learning: Creating Outdoor Environments for Children and Youth

Author: Stine, S
Publish date: 1997
Publisher: Wiley, New York
Abstract: Inspired by the current move to transform school playgrounds, this book shows designers how to respond to the needs of children, and the adults who supervise them, when designing outdoor environments for their education and enjoyment.
Keywords: children and youth, social aspects of design

Landscapes of Power

Author: Kukin, S
Publish date: 1991
Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
Keywords: cultural, social aspects of design

Landscapes of Power

Author: Zukin, S
Publish date: 1991
Publisher: University of California Press
Abstract: A socio-political critique of post-industrial development, and in particular new urbanist traditions.
Keywords: neo-traditional, planning, politics, social aspects of design

Learning from Carvajal, an insignificant alley

Author: Kiang,H.C.
Publish date: 2001
Journal: Urban Design International
Pages: 191-200
Abstract: As part of research into good Southeast Asian streets, this paper looks at a good alley in Manila's Chinatown district. It identifies factors which made the space successful, looking at designable physical characteristics, mix of activities and management.
Keywords: streets, urban form

Learning from Las Vegas The Forgotten Symbolism of Architectural Form

Author: Venturi, R et al
Publish date: 1972
Publisher: MIT Press, Cambridge MASS
Keywords: architecture, identity, postmodernism, semiotics, spatial interpretation

Learning from the Japanese City: West meets East in urban design

Author: Shelton, B
Publish date: May 1999
Publisher: Spon Press
Abstract: Looks at the form, character and organisation of buildings and spaces in Japan and how these are used in the cities to create streets and squares.
Keywords: japan, urban form

Leon Krier: Houses, Palaces, Cities

Author: Pophyrios, D (ed)
Publish date: 1985
Journal: Architectural Design Profiles No 54
Publisher: Architectural Design, London
Keywords: urbanism

Less Traffic, Better Towns: guide to traffic reduction

Author: Friends of the Earth
Publisher: FOE, 26-28 Underwood Street, London, N1 7JQ
Keywords: highways, traffic

Lessons from an Urban Design Campaign

Author: Biddulph, M J
Publish date: 1997
Journal: Urban Design International, Vol 2(4)
Pages: 199 - 209
Abstract: Paper that reviews the lessons emerging from the experiences of three case-studies that took part in a national urban design campaign in 1995/1996.
Keywords: design control/review, participation, process

Life Between Buildings

Author: Gehl, J
Publish date: 1987
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York
Keywords: behavioural, landscape, mixed use, pedestrian, Urban Design

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sustainable Happiness

Author: Hester, R T
Publish date: 1995
Journal: Places, Vol 9 (3)
Pages: 4 - 17
Keywords: sustainability

Linear Parks and Urban Neighbourhoods: A study of the crime impacts of the Boston South-west corridor

Author: Crewe, K
Publish date: 2001
Journal: Journal of Urban Design, Vol 6 (3)
Pages: 245-264
Abstract: This article looks at the crime impact of Boston South-west Corridor parkland 15 years after its completion and gives recommendations for the future design of linear parks in cities.
Keywords: public space, security, united states of america

Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

Author: Mynors, C
Publish date: 1989
Publisher: Longman, London
Keywords: conservation, planning

Listening to the city: a linguistic model of urban development, perception and coding

Author: Liddle, E
Publish date: March 1996
Journal: Urban Design International Vol 1(1)
Pages: 89-94
Abstract: The paper describes a techniaue of modelling urban tissues which incorporates the behaviour and perceptions of local inhabitatnts. This is done by analysing the way in which urban developmnent, perception and coding intersect with the human phenomenon of language. This is followed by discussion of a pilot study where people talk about their urban activities, and the method is used to retrieve information about the way in which the town is perceived and functions.
Keywords: behavioural, psychology, spatial interpretation, visual interpretation

Listing Historic Buildings

Author: Ross, M
Publish date: August 1990
Journal: Journal of Planning and Environment Law
Pages: 551-561
Keywords: conservation, heritage, planning

Liveable Neighbourhoods: Community Design Code

Author: Western Australian Planning Commission
Publish date: 1997
Publisher: Western Australian PLanning Commission, Albert Facey House, 469 Wellington Street, Perth, W. Australia 6000
Abstract: Well illustrated and organised guide that discusses the key physical criteria for creating successful neighbourhoods
Keywords: australia, community, neo-traditional

Liveable Streets

Author: Appleyard, D
Publish date: 1981
Publisher: Univ. of California Press, Berkeley
Abstract: This book elaborates on the effects of traffic on neighbourhood life from a social-behavioural point of view. Appelyard's study has made an important contribution to the understanding of the street as an environment for social and personal existence, as well as for vehicular movement and storage.
Keywords: behavioural, community, public space, social aspects of design, streets

Liveable Streets: protected neighbourhoods

Author: Appleyard, D
Publish date: November/December 1978
Journal: Ekistics Vol 273
Pages: 412-417
Keywords: behavioural, community, public space, security, social aspects of design, traffic calming

Liveable Towns and Cities

Author: Civic Trust and the European Inst of Urban Affairs, John Moores University, Liverpool
Publish date: 1994
Publisher: London: Civic Trust
Keywords: bibliography, community, conservation, heritage, management, social aspects of design, sustainability

Living in a Man Made World: Gender assumptions in Modern Housing Design

Author: Roberts, M
Publish date: 1991
Publisher: Routledge, London
Keywords: gender, housing, women

Living in the City

Author: Evans, Roger
Publish date: 1999
Journal: Urban Design Quarterly, No 70
Pages: 16 - 19
Abstract: Article that reviews the planning mechanisms available for promoting urban quarters
Keywords: design control/review, housing

Living Over the Shop

Author: Owens, R
Publish date: 1987
Journal: Architects' Journal, Vol 186(28)
Pages: 32 - 37
Keywords: housing, mixed use

Living Over The Shop

Author: Walker, R (ed)
Publish date: 1990
Publisher: London: National Housing and Town Planning Council
Keywords: housing, mixed use

Living Over The Shop :A Handbook for Practitioners

Author: Petherick, A and Fraser, R
Publish date: April 1992
Publisher: University of York, York
Keywords: process, regeneration, retail

Local Attraction: the design of new housing in the countryside

Author: Council for the Protection of Rural England
Publish date: May 1995
Publisher: CPRE, London
Keywords: design control/review, genius loci, identity, place, visual interpretation

Local Code

Author: Sorkin, M
Publish date: 1993
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Abstract: A set of development regulations that set out to define the ideal city. An attempt to suggest that building codes embody important theoretical issues.
Keywords: design control/review, theory

Loft Living: Culture and Capital in Urban Change

Author: Zukin, S
Publish date: 1988
Publisher: London: Radis
Keywords: aesthetics, commercial, cultural, regeneration, social aspects of design, style

London Docklands Development Corporation Notes on urban design in practice

Author: London Docklands Development Corporation
Publish date: September 1991
Journal: Urban Design Quarterly
Pages: 8-9
Keywords: practice

London Docklands: Urban Design in an Age of Deregulation

Author: Edwards, Brian
Publish date: 1992
Publisher: Butterworth, Oxford
Keywords: commercial, design control/review, planning, postmodernism, regeneration, Urban Design

London's Unitary Development Plans: Design Policy Content

Author: Gould, S
Publish date: September 1992
Journal: Urban Design Quarterly Issue 44
Pages: 11-16
Keywords: design control/review, planning

London's Urban Environment: Planning for quality

Author: Department of the Environment/Building Design Partnership
Publish date: 1996
Publisher: HMSO, London
Abstract: The aim of the publication is to develop a greater understanding of the role of planning in recognising and promoting urban quality in the city of London's urban environment, by identifying goals that need to be achieved to improve the quality of the built and unbuilt environment. The publications defines what are the key elements adding to and maintaining the quality of the environment, and considers examples from the Boroughs of how these elements are being used in practice. 10 recommendations are made f
Keywords: assessing quality, management, planning

Looking West Towards Mecca: Muslim enclaves in Chinese frontier cities

Author: Gaubatz, P
Journal: Built Environment, Vol 28 (3)
Pages: 231-248
Abstract: Looking at how chinese urban design has enabled and constrained the expression of Muslim identity in the urban landscape.
Keywords: cultural, identity