The Urban Millennium focuses upon the spatial adaptation of cities as a factor in urbanization. Konvitz explores how the evolution of city building strategies has accompanied and facilitated other aspects of urban development. By taking a long historical perspective, he shows that cities were more easily adapted to changing circumstances before and dur ing the industrialization. Konvitz also draws out the implica tions of his analysis for contemporary urban problems. He challenges many contemporary assumptions of architec ...
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The Urban Millennium focuses upon the spatial adaptation of cities as a factor in urbanization. Konvitz explores how the evolution of city building strategies has accompanied and facilitated other aspects of urban development. By taking a long historical perspective, he shows that cities were more easily adapted to changing circumstances before and dur ing the industrialization. Konvitz also draws out the implica tions of his analysis for contemporary urban problems. He challenges many contemporary assumptions of architec ture and city planning and suggests that we should learn to appreciate an ap proach to building which allows for the continual modification of individual structures and districts, and which places more control over the environ ment in the hands of the users.
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Add this copy of The Urban Millennium: the City-Building Process From to cart. $53.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Southern Illinois University P.
