| Cultural Diversity of an Ancient Urban Element: The Cul-De-Sac Contributor(s): Mortada, Hisham (Author) |
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ISBN: 1699073449 ISBN-13: 9781699073445 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Urban |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.58 lbs) 138 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Cul-de-sac is a unique urban element, especially in traditional settlements that feature compact organic urban form. In addition to its countless social advantages, the cul-de-sac greatly contributes to humanizing harsh climatic conditions, the hot arid in particular. Though many urban historians and planners ascribe its origin to the old Muslim city, the cul-de-sac had been in existence for centuries in various parts of the world.This book explores the social and environmental dimensions of the cul-de-sac using historic and contemporary examples from various geographic contexts. It also examines in detail the physical aspects of the cul-de-sac in old Muslim cities, as well as contemporary Western cities. |