Planning And Urban Design Standards - Couverture souple

American Planning Association; Steiner, Frederick R.; Butler, Kent

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471760900 ISBN 13 : 9780471760900

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design. Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme--from street plantings to new subdivisions.Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including: Plans and plan making Environmental planning and management Building types Transportation Utilities Parks and open space, farming, and forestry Places and districts Design considerations Projections and demand analysis Impact assessment Mapping Legal foundations Growth management preservation, conservation, and reuse Economic and real estate development Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for various types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping and GIS. In addition, expert advice guides readers on practical and graphical skills, such as mapping, plan types, and transportation planning.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION is a Chicago–based, nonprofit, public interest, and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.

FREDERICK R. STEINER is the Dean of the School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin. He is on the advisory boards for Planning and Urban Design Standards and Landscape Architecture Graphic Standards (both from Wiley).

KENT BUTLER is Associate Dean of Research and Chair of the planning program at the School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin.

Revue de presse :

"Steiner and Butler present a student edition of a text on planning and urban design standards, derived from the full edition published in 2006." ( Book News, February 2008)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0471760900
• ISBN 13: 9780471760900
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448