Networks Cities

Network thinking has been a long time brewing in urban design theory. Networks are permeable and open spatial and social structures that facilitate flows of people, ideas, products, information and capital. The structure of urban networks is strongly linked to the social and cultural richness of a society and to the urban and architectural richness of the city. (Professor Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design， University of Melbourne. Excerpt from contained essay） As China moves forward with its urbanization on a massive scale, almost simultaneous developments of very large tracts of land are the norm rather than the exception. Networks Cities makes an important contribution to both understanding the design difficulties at stake and strategies that can be usefully followed to make urban outcomes more environ-mentally responsive, socially well-integrated and physically less generic. (Professor Peter G. Rowe, Raymond Garbe Professor of Architecture and Urban Design,Harvard University. Excerpt from contained essay)