Cities for People by Jan Gehl

Author:Jan Gehl [Gehl, Jan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781597269841
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2012-10-01T04:00:00+00:00

Stationary activities can be described very simply on a scale according to degree of necessity. On one end of the scale we find the necessary activities that are not particularly dependent on city quality: street trade, cleaning and maintenance. Goods are carried back and forth, and people wait patiently at intersections and bus stops. On the other end of the scale are the optional, recreational staying activities, including the many stays on benches and café chairs so that people can survey the city and follow city life. Here the quality of the situation, weather and site are decisive.

a good city can be recognized by the many people not walking

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