5/30/2023 0 Comments Cities for People by Jan Gehl![]() ![]() ![]() Limited space, obstacles, noise, pollution, risk of accident, and generally disgraceful conditions are typical for city dwellers,” (Gehl, J. Gehl states that “the people who still use city space in great numbers have been increasingly poorly treated. 2010, p.199), however, more recently (the modernist period) focus changed to the architecture of individual buildings and traffic infrastructure (Gehl, J. He describes how historically urban form developed to support particular human activities (e.g. ![]() Gehl argues that urban development should focus on people and be appropriate to the ‘human scale’ (2010, p.162). I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it,” (Soren Aabye Kierkegaard, Danish Philosopher, 1813-1855, cited in Gehl, J. Everyday I walk myself into a state of well being and walk away from every illness. “Above all do not lose your desire to walk. ![]()
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