"This comprehensive guide covers the architectural riches of England's historic second port, with lively, up-to-date accounts of every significant building. Bristol's medieval heritage includes a cathedral, many churches, and timber-framed houses large and small. Fine civic buildings and spectacular hilltop suburbs represent its Georgian heyday, and Brunel's Clifton Suspension Bridge and Great Western Railway station head the list of Victorian monuments. Detailed walks explore the outer areas and excursions to nearby attractions, and a scholarly narrative introduction. Colour photographs and extensive maps and plans make the book easy to use, both for reference and as a visitor's companion"--Jacket.

The concept of the street as the unit of the urban environment, and as a useful scale for the delivery of urban development towards sustainability, lies at the heart of this book. Bringing together individual experiences from different countries, it informs the debate not only as to what is desirable, but also how, practically, we should move forward. The chapters included will be of interest to many professionals and practitioners including architects, economists, engineers, environmentalists and planners. The contributors focus on architectural and spatial frameworks, the interests of the users, and issues of access and design.