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Cherry, Nathan

 
9781932364729: Grid/ Street/ Place: Essential Elements of Sustainable Urban Districts
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1932364722 ISBN 13 : 9781932364729
Editeur : American Planning Association, 2009

Synopsis

Today's urban resident is seeking a more flexible, sustainable environment-representing a unique, diverse, vibrant, and responsible way of living-as an alternative to the typical development patterns of suburban and semi-urban sprawl. Can urban design help create this type of sustainable urbanism? Grid Street Place presents a unique approach to understanding urban design through scientific, empirical research. The authors examined more than 100 successful projects throughout North America to identify differences and commonalities, and they discovered universal elements that characterize sustainable urban districts. By applying these essential elements, designers and developers can recreate and extend the experience of successful places to their communities. Myriad plans, sections, diagrams, and charts illustrate how each district work-at an extremely detailed level. Concrete examples, as opposed to generalities, make Grid Street Place a must-read for anyone interested in the working strategies of urban design.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nathan B. Cherry, AICP, is vice president and director of the Planning and Urban Design Group of RTKL Associates

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Éditeur
American Planning Association
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1932364722
ISBN 13 
9781932364729
Reliure
Turtleback
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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