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The classic work at the evaluation of city form.
What does the town’s form in truth mean to the individuals who live there? What can the town planner do to make the town’s image more vivid and memorable to the town dweller? To respond to these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion — imageability — and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this examine results in an original and essential method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and no doubt the town dweller will all need to read this book.