Book notes

Authors

  • Peter Larkham Birmingham City University

Abstract

- Urban morphology: an introduction to the study of the physical form of cities, revised edition, by Vítor Oliveira, Springer,
Cham, Switzerland, 2022, 240pp. ISBN 978-3-030-92453-9.

- History of urban form of India: from beginning till 1900s by Pratyush Shankar, OUP India, New Delhi, India, 2024, 304pp. ISBN 978-0199468096. 

- The making of urban form by Hélène Noizet and Anne-Sophie Clémençon, translated by Kim Sanderson, Presses Universitaires de
Vincennes, Paris, France, 2023, 464pp. ISBN 978-2379244988. 

- Conserving and managing historical urban landscape: an integrated morphological approach by Xiaoxi Li and Ye Zhang, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2023, 197pp. ISBN 978-981-19-4221-1.

- Restructuring cultural landscapes in metropolitan areas: characterization, typology and design research by Yuting Xie, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2022, 206pp. ISBN 978-981-19-0754-8.

- Redeveloping Tehran: a study of piecemeal versus comprehensive redevelopment of run-down areas by Kiavash Soltani, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, 2022, 179pp. ISBN 978-3-030-97090-1.

- Exploring the relationship between urban urban form, mobility and social well-being: towards an interdisciplinary field of sustainable urban planning and transport development edited by Mengqiu Cao, Claire Papaix and Tianren Yang, MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 2023, ISBN 978-3036589428.

- Democracy and urban form by Richard Sennett, Sternberg Press, London, UK, 2024, 200pp. ISBN 978-1915609472.

- Edge City UK: abomination or new urban form? by David Boyle and Lesley Yarranton, The Real Press, Steyning, UK, 2022, 102pp. ISBN 978-1912119462. 

Published

2024-04-21

How to Cite

Larkham, P. (2024). Book notes. Urban Morphology, 28(1), 109–111. Retrieved from https://journal.urbanform.org/index.php/jum/article/view/7853