Routledge Mapping Urban Spaces: Designing the European City

Mapping Urban Spaces focuses on medium-sized European cities, and more specifically on their open spaces from a psychological, sociological and aesthetic point of view. The chapters illustrate how the characteristics that make life in medium-sized European cities pleasant and sustainable―accessibility, ease of travel, urban sustainability, social inclusiveness―can be traced back to the nature of that space. The chapters develop from a phenomenological study of space to contributions on places and landscapes in the city. Centralities and their meaning are studied as well as the social space and its complexity. The contributions focus on history and theory as well as concrete research and mapping approaches and resulting design applications. The case studies come from countries around Europe including Poland, Italy, Greece, Germany, and France, among others. The book will be of interest to students, scholars, and practitioners in architecture, urban planning, and landscape architecture. About the Author Lamberto Amistadi is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Department of Architecture, University of Bologna – Cesena Campus. Valter Balducci is Full Professor of Urban Design at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture of Normandy, Rouen-Darnétal, and member of the ATE Research Laboratory. Tomasz Bradecki, PhD. is a Researcher and Lecturer of Architecture and Urban Design at the Department of Urban and spatial Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology. Enrico Prandi is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma. Uwe Schröder is Professor of Architecture at the Department of Spatial Design, Faculty of Architecture, RWTH Aachen University.