Planning and place in the city : mapping place identity / Marichela Sepe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sepe, Marichela.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Social aspects.

City planning.

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

Cultural landscapes.

Physical Description:

xviii, 333 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

"Under the influence of globalization, the centres of many cities in the industrialised world are losing their place identity, the set of cultural markers that define a city's uniqueness and make it instantly recognisable. A key task for planners and residents, working together, is to preserve that unique sense of place without making the city a parody of itself. Marichela Sepe explores the preservation, reconstruction and enhancement of cultural heritage and place identity. She outlines the history of the concept of placemaking, and sets out the range of different methods of analysis and assessment that are used to help pin down the nature of place identity. This book also uses the author's own survey-based method called PlaceMaker to detect elements that do not feature in traditional mapping and identifies appropriate planning interventions. Case studies investigate cities in Europe, North America and Asia, which demonstrate how surveys and interviews can be used to draw up an analytical map of place identity. This investigative work is a crucial step in identifying cultural elements which will influence what planning decisions should be taken the future. The maps aim to establish a dialogue with local residents and support planners and administrators in making sustainable changes. The case studies are amply illustrated with survey data sheets, photos, and coloured maps. Innovative and broad-based, Planning and Place in the City lays out an approach to the identification and preservation of place identity and cultural heritage suitable for students, academics and professionals alike. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Definition of the field of investigation

Section I Place and place identity as key concepts 1

1 The concept of Place 3

2 Place identity 14

Section II New places in the contemporary city 23

3 New spaces for living 25

4 Urban containers 31

5 Networks and infrastructures 38

6 New places of perceptions 44

7 Monitored places 54

Part II Making places for people

Section I Place analysis and planning methods 61

8 Placemaking: origins and changes 63

9 The virtual approach 70

10 The lateral approach 74

11 The people-oriented approach 78

12 The multi-scale approach 82

13 The configurational approach 85

14 The complex-sensitive approach 88

Section II The PlaceMaker method 91

15 The method 93

16 The software 105

17 The sustainable place identity index 109

Part III Case studies

Section I Preserving place identity 111

18 Rome: the Trevi-Pantheon route 113

19 Los Angeles: South Broadway 139

Section II Reconstructing place identity 171

20 Kobe: Kitano-cho 174

21 San Francisco: Market Street 194

Section III Enhancing place identity 227

22 London: Oxford Street 229

23 Barcelona: Las Ramblas 252

24 Helsinki: the Esplanadi area 274.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415664752

0415664756

9780415664769

0415664764

OCLC:

778425281