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The Shape of a City (French: La Forme d'une ville) is a 1985 book by the French writer Julien Gracq. It is a portrait of Nantes, the city where Gracq grew up, in the form of memories, anecdotes, reflections and dreamlike descriptions.
The work begins with a quote from Baudelaire: “The shape of a city, as we all know, changes more quickly than the mortal heart.” The author writes of a child’s experience of the hierarchy of urban spaces: the radial avenues walked during school recreation periods, the districts between the axes, and the relationship to Nantes of those who ...
The shape of cities and sustainable development. Abstract. Using the new global definitions of cities and metropolitan areas, this chapter analyses the changing shape of cities around the world. It examines how densification and expansion of cities affect sustainable development.
The work begins with a quote from Baudelaire: "The shape of a city, as we all know, changes more quickly than the mortal heart." The author writes of a child's experience of the hierarchy...
8 de feb. de 2008 · The Size, Scale, and Shape of Cities. MichaelBatty Authors Info & Affiliations. Science. 8 Feb 2008. Vol 319, Issue 5864. pp. 769 - 771. DOI: 10.1126/science.1151419. Abstract. The Size and Scale of Cities. Interactions, Networks, and Densities. Urban Geometry and Morphology. A New Science for City Planning? References and Notes.
10 de may. de 2018 · Internal structure of a city reveals “the physical body of the city in one sweeping view at one period of time” (Hoyt 1939, p. 96). Various components of the city include central and outlying business districts, residential areas, factories, blighted areas, and so on.
5 de dic. de 2018 · Definition. The term “urban form” is used to describe a city’s physical characteristics. It refers to the size, shape, and configuration of an urban area or its parts. How it will be understood, structured, or analyzed depends on scale.
