This book offers a thorough study of the relationship between the characteristics of construction density and the ensuing atmospheres distribution of uses and their value 36 case study examples in Zurich Vienna Munich and Berlin were documented and assessed from the outskirts to the center of the city with photographs and detailed map material according to ninedensity categories that take public space into account Urban density defines the quality of life The first comprehensive study from the outskirts of cities to their centers Photo documentation and schematic figure ground diagram renderings for visualization purposes