Part I: Paradigms, Principles and Process
Urban design a social and public art
The evolution of a "social and public art"
Integrating diverse perspectives and skills
Giving form to a rapidly changing society
Shaping the response to a changing world
European cities in the Middle Ages
Renaissance forms reshape cities
The new world turns toward the grid
The industrial revolution and reaction
Imagining the postindustrial city
Decentralization: The growth of the modern city
Recentralization: the city as the future
Setting the stage: fifty years of suburbanization
New forces shaping cities
New currents in urban design
Principles for an urban century
Process should support the principles
Part II: Putting Urban Design into Practice
Case studies in urban design
Guiding regional growth and change
How the projects illustrate the principles
Rediscovering downtown and main street
How the projects illustrate the principles
Reinventing older neighborhoods
How the projects illustrate the principles
Inventing new neighborhoods
How the projects illustrate the principles
Reclaiming the waterfront
How the projects illustrate the principles
Creating the public realm
How the projects illustrate the principles
Transforming campus into community
How the projects illustrate the principles
