Retrofitting Sprawl: Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form - Couverture souple

 
9780820345451: Retrofitting Sprawl: Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form
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ISBN 10 : 0820345458 ISBN 13 : 9780820345451
Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 2015

Synopsis

These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited "recycling the suburbs" as the second of "Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now." While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on ways to fix, repair, and retrofit existing sprawl.

Chapters by planners, geographers, designers, and architects present research grounded in diverse locales including Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Dublin, Ohio; and the Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington, D.C. metro areas. The authors address head-on the most controversial aspects of sprawl--issues of power and control, justice and equity, and American attitudes about regulating private development. But they also put these issues in practical contexts, bringing in examples of redesign that are already occurring around the country, including the retrofitting of corridors and the repurposing of cul-de-sacs. Whether fixing sprawl requires a "cultural shift" in thinking or a "coordinated effort" by local government, these essays testify that a combination of forethought and creative thinking will be needed.

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À propos de l?auteur

EMILY TALEN is a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. Her books include City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form and The Charter of the New Urbanism.

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Éditeur
University of Georgia Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0820345458
ISBN 13 
9780820345451
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
272
Éditeur
Talen Emily
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  082034544X ISBN 13 :  9780820345444
Editeur : University of Georgia Press, 2015
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