{"product_id":"measuring-urban-design-reid-ewing-9781610911948","title":"Measuring Urban Design: Metrics for Livable Places","description":"What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of \u003ci\u003eMeasuring Urban Design\u003c\/i\u003e 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 measure urban design. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn recent years, many \"walking audit instruments\" have been developed to measure qualities like building height, block length, and sidewalk width. But while easily quantifiable, these physical features do not fully capture the experience of walking down a street. In contrast, this book addresses broad perceptions of street environments. It provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a reliable field survey instrument grounded in constructs from architecture, urban design, and planning. Readers will also find a case study applying the instrument to 588 streets in New York City, which shows that it can be used effectively to measure the built environment's impact on social, psychological, and physical well-being. Finally, readers will find illustrated, step-by-step instructions to use the instrument and a scoring sheet for easy calculation of urban design quality scores. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, researchers, designers, planners, and lay people have an empirically tested tool to measure those elusive qualities that make us want to take a stroll. Urban policymakers and planners as well as students in urban policy, design, and environmental health will find the tools and methods in \u003ci\u003eMeasuring Urban Design \u003c\/i\u003eespecially useful.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Reid Ewing,Otto Clemente\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610911946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610911948\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Island Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2014","brand":"Reid Ewing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447952552191,"sku":"9781610911948","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc61fdb1-28f3-4a28-b9bf-8e3e23361250.jpg?v=1777235919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/measuring-urban-design-reid-ewing-9781610911948","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}