edition esefeld & traub

L a u f - S p u r e n
( T r a i l s , T r a c k s a n d T r a c e s )
Using examples from all over the world, Klaus Humpert presents trails
optimized by types of human movement, which can be read in visible
traces through cities and countrysides. These trails give information on
the unconscious psychological rules for human movement in contrast to
rational city planning. Thus, the author‘s thesis is also a plea for a strongly
human-oriented landscape and city planning.
Contents:
Introduction / The Beaten Path / The Field Experiment / Navigation / Shortcut/
Detour / Morphology of Natural Pathways / Kinds of Walking / Utilization of
Observations on Walking / Reconstruction of Historic Routes in the Countryside
and the City