Urban morphology [electronic resource] : an introduction to the study of the physical form of cities / Vítor Oliveira.

Introduction
Motivation
Object of study
Structure of the book
The elements of urban form
The concept of urban tissue
The natural context
The street system
The plot system.- The building system
Other elements
The actors and processes of urban transformation
Actors responsible for urban transformation
Processes of urban transformation
The city in history
The Greek City
The Roman city
The Medieval city
The Renaissance city
The Baroque city
The nineteenth century city
The cities of the twentieth century
The contemporary city.- New York
Rome
Sana'a
The study of urban form: different approaches
Classics in urban morphology
Different morphological approaches
Comparative studies of urban form
From theory to practice
Urban morphology and planning
Urban morphology, building typology and architecture
Relationships with other fields of knowledge
Urban morphology and society
Urban morphology and economy
Urban form and energy
Conclusions.