GATE 2024 AR — Planning – Question 16

Urban Design and Conservation · Theories, principles, tools and techniques of urban design · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Who wrote Human Aspects of Urban Form?

Cliff Moughtin
Amos Rapoport
Peter Katz
Lewis Mumford

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Correct answer: (B) Amos Rapoport

Explanation

Amos Rapoport wrote Human Aspects of Urban Form, B. His work examines how culture, perception and human behaviour influence environmental form. The other authors have important urban-design writings but are not the author of this title.

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