The social life of small urban spaces / [presented by] Direct Cinema Limited ; [produced by] The Municipal Art Society of New York ; [a film] by William H. Whyte.

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Material type: Text

TextSanta Monica, CA : Direct Cinema Limited, [2005?]Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

video

Carrier type:

videodisc

ISBN:

9781559746878
1559746874

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DDC classification:

307.76 WHY 23 A01209

Production credits:

Photography, William H. Whyte, Marilyn Russell ; music by Bainbridge Brass Quintet.

Summary: Documents William H. Whyte's research on the design and use of small urban spaces. Investigates the factors which encourage and inhibit the use of plazas and parks, and makes recommendations for their successful design. Whyte's strongly humanist approach takes pleasure in all facets of the urban environment, from the "undesirables" and "street people" who often gravitate to open spaces, to pushcart vendors. He sees the street as a "River of life," noting that people come to these parks and plazas not to escape from the city, but to partake of it.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
DVD	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	307.76 WHY A01209 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	S57		A01209

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979. Released on videocassette, 1988.

Photography, William H. Whyte, Marilyn Russell ; music by Bainbridge Brass Quintet.

Documents William H. Whyte's research on the design and use of small urban spaces. Investigates the factors which encourage and inhibit the use of plazas and parks, and makes recommendations for their successful design. Whyte's strongly humanist approach takes pleasure in all facets of the urban environment, from the "undesirables" and "street people" who often gravitate to open spaces, to pushcart vendors. He sees the street as a "River of life," noting that people come to these parks and plazas not to escape from the city, but to partake of it.

DVD-R; Region 1; Fullscreen (1:33 aspect ratio); NTSC; Dolby digital.

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