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BLOCK PLAN URBANISM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Development
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- block plan urbanism 1, record 1, English, block%20plan%20urbanism
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
block plan of a building: "The area occupied by a building and defined on the ground by the lines of its containing walls. Loosely defined as the "building" in town-plan analysis. It is a plan element" (Conzen, 1969, p. 123). This should not be confused with the building plan. 2, record 1, English, - block%20plan%20urbanism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Développement urbain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- urbanisme de composition
1, record 1, French, urbanisme%20de%20composition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- urbanisme de plan-masse 2, record 1, French, urbanisme%20de%20plan%2Dmasse
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie de l'urbanisme qui met l'accent sur l'espace urbain en tant qu'espace architectural. 1, record 1, French, - urbanisme%20de%20composition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Analyse du processus de décision de projets d'aménagement urbain complexes, Bernard Millet, directeur du marché des collectivités locales au Crédit Lyonnais. 1. Historique des projets d'aménagement urbain depuis l'après-guerre : d'un urbanisme de plan-masse à un urbanisme de participation et de gestion. 3, record 1, French, - urbanisme%20de%20composition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «plan-masse», ou «plan de masse» est un plan à échelle réduite [...] qui situe les implantations d'un ou plusieurs bâtiments sur leur terrain et dans leur environnement. GB : block plan. 4, record 1, French, - urbanisme%20de%20composition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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