Measuring urban design : metrics for livable places / Reid Ewing & Otto Clemente with Kathryn M. Neckerman, Marnie Purciel-Hill, James W. Quinn, Andrew Rundle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ewing, Reid H.

Contributor:

Clemente, Otto.

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Series:

Metropolitan planning + design

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Social aspects.

City planning.

Architecture--Human factors.

Architecture.

City planning--Methodology.

Physical Description:

x, 183 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2013]

Summary:

"What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of Measuring Urban Design argue it's not an idle question. Inviting streets are the centerpiece of thriving, sustainable communities, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the precise design elements that make an area appealing. This accessible guide removes the mystery, providing clear methods to assess urban design. The book provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity. The result is a reliable field survey instrument grounded in constructs from architecture, urban design, and planning. Readers will also find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use the instrument and a scoring sheet for easy calculation of urban design quality scores"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

Why You Should Read This Book 3

Initial Screening of Qualities 3

Map of the Book 22

2 Data Collection 25

Expert Panel 25

Videotaping 26

Library of Video Clips and Sample 28

Visual Assessment Survey 31

3 Analysis and Final Steps 35

Walkability in Relation to Urban Design Qualities 35

Inter-Rater Reliability of Scene Ratings 37

Analyzing the Content of Sampled Scenes 38

Inter-Rater Reliability of Content Analysis 39

Urban Design Ratings in Relation to Physical Features 39

Cross-Classified Random Effects Models 43

Results of Statistical Analysis 46

Final Steps 54

4 Urban Design Qualities for New York City / Kaihryn M. Neckerman Neckerman, Kaihryn M., Marnie Purciel-Hill Purciel-Hill, Marnie, James W. Quinn Quinn, James W., Andrew Rundle Rundle, Andrew 63

Background 64

Neighborhood Characteristics and Urban Design 65

Methods 68

Results 72

New Strategies for Measuring Urban Design 78

Conclusions 81

5 Validation of Measures 83

Data 83

Measures 84

D Variables 88

Analysis 91

Results 93

Discussion 96

6 Field Manual 99

Getting Started 99

Urban Design Quality Definitions 102

Measurement Instructions 104.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781610911931

1610911938

9781610911948

1610911946

OCLC:

818318192