The Social Logic of Space

TRAMA

Based on a new way of describing and analyzing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns, this study presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The authors examine what it is about different types of societies that leads them to adopt different spatial forms and from this general theory they outline a "pathology of modern urbanism" in today's social context.

NOTE EDITORE

The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The theory is developed on the basis of a new way of describing and analysing the kinds of spatial patterns produced by buildings and towns. The methods are explained so that anyone interested in how towns or buildings are structured and how they work can make use of them. The book also presents a new theory of societies and spatial systems, and what it is about different types of society that leads them to adopt fundamentally different spatial forms. From this general theory, the outline of a 'pathology of modern urbanism' in today's social context is developed.

SOMMARIO

Preface; Introduction; 1. The problem of space; 2. The logic of space; 3. The analysis of settlement layouts; 4. Bindings and their genotypes; 5. The elementary building and its transformations; 6. the spatial logic of arrangements; 7. The spatial logic of encounters: a computer-aided thought experiment; 8. Societies as spatial systems; Postscript; Notes; Index.

PREFAZIONE

The book presents a new theory of space: how and why it is a vital component of how societies work. The methods are explained so that anyone interested in how towns or buildings are structured and how they work can make use of them.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780521367844
• Dimensioni: 255 x 16 x 176 mm Ø 520 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Pagine Arabe: 296