Urban Design Governance: Soft Powers and the European Experience - Paperback

by Matthew Carmona (Author), João Bento (Author), Tommaso Gabrieli (Author)

A detailed exploration of the governance of urban design around Europe.

Urban Design Governance takes a deep dive into the governance of urban design around Europe. It examines interventions in the means and processes of designing the built environment as devised by public authorities and other stakeholders across the continent, paying particular attention to the use of soft powers and allied financial mechanisms to influence design quality in the public interest. In doing so, the book traces the scope, use, and effectiveness of the range of informal, non-regulatory urban design governance tools that governments, municipalities, and others have at their disposal.

Author Biography

Matthew Carmona is professor of planning and urban design at the School of Planning, UCL. João Bento is honorary research fellow at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL. Tommaso Gabrieli is associatepProfessor at the Bartlett School of Planning, UCL.