{"product_id":"urbanism-and-transport-helmut-holzapfel-9781138798182","title":"Urbanism and Transport: Building Blocks for Architects and City and Transport Planners","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelmut Holzapfel's \u003ci\u003eUrbanism and Transport\u003c\/i\u003e, a bestseller in its own country, now available in English, examines the history and the future of urban design for transport in major European cities. \u003ci\u003eUrbanism and Transport\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the automobile has come to dominate the urban landscape of cities throughout the world, providing thought-provoking analysis of the societal and ideological precursors that have given rise to these developments. It describes the transformation that occurred in urban life through the ongoing separation of social functions that began in the 1920s and has continued to produce today's phenomenon of fractured urban experience - a sort of island urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfessor Holzapfel examines the vital relation between the house and the street in the urban environment and explains the importance of small-scale, mixed-use urban development for humane city living, contrasting such developments with the overpowering role that the automobile typically plays in today's cities. Taking the insights gained from its historical analysis with a special focus on Germany and the rise of fascism, the book provides recommendations for architects and engineers on how urban spaces, streets, structures and transport networks can be more successfully integrated in the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrbanism and Transport is a key resource for architects, transport engineers, urban and spatial planners, and students providing essential basic knowledge about the urban situation and the challenges of reclaiming cities to serve the basic needs of people rather than the imperatives of automobile transport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helmut Holzapfel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138798185\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138798182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Helmut Holzapfel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444054667519,"sku":"9781138798182","price":72.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5e7592f8-5b62-435e-af67-93727b8a8243.jpg?v=1777209686","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urbanism-and-transport-helmut-holzapfel-9781138798182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}