MIT Press (MA), Date: 1993. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1993. MIT Press (MA) ISBN 0262100487 9780262100489 [US]

The MIT Press, Date: 1993. Hard cover. Very good/Good. Jacket is slightly worn, especially along edges. Back of jacket is chipped and lightly stained, but legibility is not impacted. Spine is cracked but secure. Inside is clean and unmarked. 1993. The MIT Press ISBN 0262100487 9780262100489 [US]

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. ISBN 0262100487 9780262100489 [US]

The MIT Press, Date: 1993-10-13. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1993. The MIT Press ISBN 0262100487 9780262100489 [US]

* Inscribed and SIGNED by author on title page.* Book cover with marbled boards like new, very slight edge wear - pages clean, bright and unmarked spine like new.* Jacket like new, very light edge wear, one small spot; protected in fresh mylar cover.* Proceeds benefit Friends of the Pleasant Hill Library.* "Honest and reliable service - every book hand-packaged with care."This book received Honorable Mention in the category of Architecture and Urban Studies in the Date: 1993 Professional/Scholarly Publishing Annual Awards Competition presented by the Association of American Publishers, Inc.Which are the world's best streets, and what are the physical, designable characteristics that make them great? To answer these questions, Allan Jacobs has surveyed street users and design professionals and has studied a wide array of street types and urban spaces around the world. With more than 200 illustrations, all prepared by the author, along with analysis and statistics, Great Streets offers a wealth of information on street dimensions, plans, sections, and patterns of use, all systematically compared. It also reveals Jacobs's eye for the telling human and social details that bring streets and communities to life.An extensive introduction discusses the importance of streets in creating communities and criteria for identifying the best streets. The essays that follow examine 15 particularly fine streets, ranging from medieval streets in Rome and Copenhagen to Venice's Grand Canal, ...