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Public Spaces, Public Life

by Jan Gehl

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A handbook on how to create human qualities in the city comparing European cities in general to what is obtained in Copenhagen. A metod of assessing urban quality and a thorough insight into how people use urban spaces...

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Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden
DDC/MDS: 711.7409489 — Arts & recreation Area planning & landscape architecture Area planning (Civic art) Transportation facilities
LCC: HT169 .D4 .G41 — Social sciences Communities. Classes. Races Communities. Classes. Races Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology City planning

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Languages: English
Media: Paper
ISBNs: 2

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Published: 1996
Genres: Nonfiction, Home & Garden
DDC/MDS: 711.7409489
LCC: HT169 .D4 .G41

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