Jan Gehl has been transforming urban environments worldwide for more than forty years based on his research into the actual and potential use of living and working environments. In this groundbreaking book, he presents his latest insights and methods for creating human-centered cityscapes.
Contents
Gehl clearly explains how unworkable urban areas can be adapted into livable, human cities. He emphasizes four essential themes for successful urban planning:
- Liveliness
- Safety
- Sustainability
- Health
He advocates for an urban approach from a human scale, where cities are experienced through the five senses and at walking pace, rather than by public transport or car. This small-scale perspective is still too little taken into account in many contemporary projects.
Practical application
In the final chapter, Gehl focuses on rapidly growing cities in developing countries, with a call for human-centered urban planning. A handy Toolbox provides core principles, methods, and keywords to support practice.
About this learning material
This book is written in Dutch and suitable for advanced language users (level C1–C2). It is ideal for education, professional application, and self-study in urban planning and related fields.
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