tessuto urbano

English translation: urban fabric

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Italian term or phrase:tessuto urbano
English translation:urban fabric
Entered by: Sarah Weston

17:22 May 26, 2008
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: tessuto urbano
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Il degrado del quartiere di ***** e più in generale delle città antiche, italiane ed europee, e il tema della loro conservazione ha acceso un ampio dibattito, ricco di approfondimenti teorici e di esperienze, sui processi di pianificazione, promozione e gestione del recupero dei tessuti urbani antichi.

I also encounter this quite a few time in the text isolated or together with other words...
edturci (X)
Italy
Local time: 07:31
urban fabric
Explanation:
semplicemente

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-05-26 17:25:17 GMT)
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http://www.urbanity.50megs.com/Urbanfabric.htm
"The urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities."

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-05-26 17:27:05 GMT)
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See also:
www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/urban-fabric-form-comp...
"In size or length of pedestrian space, the two might even be close, but in overall character and degree of integration into the urban fabric..."

168,000 hits on Google overall for "urban fabric"
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Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
Grading comment
thanks a lot...it's so easy once you see the answer!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8urban fabric
Sarah Weston
4 +1urban grid, tissue
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
urban fabric


Explanation:
semplicemente

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Note added at 2 mins (2008-05-26 17:25:17 GMT)
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http://www.urbanity.50megs.com/Urbanfabric.htm
"The urban fabric is the physical form of towns and cities."

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-05-26 17:27:05 GMT)
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See also:
www.bricoleurbanism.org/whimsicality/urban-fabric-form-comp...
"In size or length of pedestrian space, the two might even be close, but in overall character and degree of integration into the urban fabric..."

168,000 hits on Google overall for "urban fabric"

Sarah Weston
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks a lot...it's so easy once you see the answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom in London
2 mins
  -> thanks Tom!

agree  James (Jim) Davis
8 mins
  -> thanks Jim!

agree  simon tanner
8 mins
  -> thank you Simon!

agree  Lindsay Watts
34 mins
  -> thanks Lindsay!

agree  tatyana000
37 mins
  -> Thank you Tatyana!

agree  Rachel Fell: yes, or "parts of the city/town" if alternative req.
4 hrs

agree  Tricia Stuart: definitely
4 hrs

agree  architran: vedi anche qui per un discorso variazioni (a me piace spesso usare townscape) http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/construction_civ...
7 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
urban grid, tissue


Explanation:
many ghits

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-05-26 22:11:38 GMT)
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3 million hits for urban grid
http://eprints.ucl.ac.uk/2694/
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract;jsessio...


Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Dal Castello
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Manumanu!!
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