Overview
- Offers a new perspective on one of the dominant approaches to urban morphology worldwide
- Provides a comprehensive overview of the notable work of J.W.R. Whitehand
- Includes contributions from leading international experts on urban morphology
Part of the book series: The Urban Book Series (UBS)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Vítor Oliveira is a Professor of Urban Morphology and Urban Planning at the ULP and a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre for Territory Transports and Environment (CITTA / FEUP). He is an architect (FAUP) and holds both an MSc in Planning and Design of the Built Environment (FAUP/FEUP) and a PhD in Planning / Civil Engineering (FEUP). He is President of the Portuguese-language Network of Urban Morphology (PNUM) and Secretary General of the International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF). He is editor of the Revista de Morfologia Urbana, a member of the editorial board of Urban Morphology and an advisory editor of The Urban Book Series (Springer).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: J.W.R. Whitehand and the Historico-geographical Approach to Urban Morphology
Editors: Vítor Oliveira
Series Title: The Urban Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00620-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-00619-8Published: 04 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-00620-4Published: 09 October 2018
Series ISSN: 2365-757X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-7588
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 138
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Urban History, Historical Geography