Book Bibliography: Life Between Buildings By Jan Gehl

BOOK REVIEW
Bibliography
Title of the book: Life Between Buildings: Using public space
Author’s Name: Jan Gehl
Place of publication: Washington DC
Publisher: Island Press, 2011
Edition: 6th edition in the English Language
II. Summery of Contents
The main purpose of this book, as Jan Gehl explains on this to show his vision to create a good quality of urban life in cities and to give priority for pedestrians and cyclists. On his book life between buildings explains how out door spaces within urban environment a use by a general public. Jan Gehl highlights with in the book facts influence peoples to use space in a particular way. The book continuous keep explains
Optional Activates: on this type of activate the participant act if the condition and the time allow for them to do. Simply this type of activity depends on exterior physical conditions. From this when the outdoor areas are at poor quality condition only necessary activates occur.
Social Activates: on this activates all most all the activates dependent on the presence of other e.g. children at play greetings and conversations, communal activities of the various kind. Jan gehl examined the social activates scenario in public space. On life between buildings book is not meanly pedestrian traffic, recreational or social activates rather it comprises the entire spectrum of activates which combine to make communal space in cities residential areas meaning full and attractive. In Jan Gehl study the interaction activates between peoples in the outdoor open spaces the opportunity related to merely being able to meet, see and hear others include
- Contact at the modest level
- Will create a possible starting point for contact at other
And it functions if it is in the way of limiting the cars at the edge of the city center and prioritize more for cycling and pedestrian path in the public space will enhance the outdoor activity. On chapter 4 Jan Gehl emphasis and study how peoples intentionally or unintentionally create a stationary and moving activities in an open public space. Based on the Jan Gehl belief the driving force for peoples to walking, posing and using edge effect in an open public space is happen because of the physical elements and static activities will make people not only stop but also spend time in the space. On this chapter Jan Gehl tray to see the sitting types and as per the different behaver of peoples he categories the type of seating space enclosure type and irregularity type.