Good City Form (Mit Press)

著者 : KevinLynch

• MIT Press (1984年2月23日発売)

作品紹介・あらすじ

With the publication of The Image of the City in 1959, Kevin Lynch embarked upon the process of exploring city form. Good City Form is both a summation and an extension of his vision, a high point from which he views cities past and possible.First published in hardcover under the title A Theory of Good City Form

感想・レビュー・書評

[saltuscafeさんの感想 · 2015年12月15日]

p.54：国家の空間政策の背後にある価値観の4類型

1. Strong Values

meeting the demand for services, infrastructure, and housing
providing space for wanted uses
exploiting resorces or new areas
reducing pollution
increasing access
maintaining property and tax values
improving safety and physical health
improving defense
reducing nuisance
preserving some existing environmental character or quality or symbol

2. Wishful values

improving equity
reducing migration
supporting the family and the rearing of children
conserving naterial and energy resources
preventing ecological disruption
increasing amenities

3. Weak values

improving mental health
increasing social stability
reducing crime and other social pathologies
increasing social integration and creating strong communities
increasing choice and diversity
supporting a preferred life style
reinforcing an existing area or center
redusing the dominance of a primate city or region
increasing future flexibility

4. Hidden values

maintaining political control or prestige
disseminating an "advanced" culture
dominating a region or a people
removing unwanted activities or persons, or isolating them
simplifying the process of planning or management