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We all have a natural nesting instinct-we know what makes a good place. And a consensus has developed among urban planners and designers about the essential components of healthy, prosperous communities. So why aren't these ideals being put into practice? In Good Urbanism, Nan Ellin identifies...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ellin, Nan (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed. 2013.
Colección:Metropolitan Planning + Design,
Temas:
Environment.
Landscape architecture.
Sociology, Urban.
Biotic communities.
Renewable energy sources.
Environmental Sciences.
Landscape Architecture.
Urban Sociology.
Ecosystems.
Renewable Energy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Urban Desiderata: A Path toward Prosperity
  • 3. The Tao of Urbanism: Rendering the Latent Manifest and the Possible Inevitable. Case Studies: The High Line, Canalscape
  • 4. Co-Creation: From Egosystem to Ecosystem. Case Studies: Civic Center, Envision Utah, BIMStorm and Onuma System
  • 5. Going with the Flow: The New Design with Nature. Case Studies: Open Space Seattle 2100, The CEDAR Approach, University of Arkansas Community Design Center
  • 6. The Art of Urbanism: A Practice Primer. Case Studies: Sunrise Park, Groundwork
  • 7. From Good to Great Urbanism: Beyond Sustainability to Prosperity
  • 8. Sideways Urbanism: Rotating the Pyramid
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Themes/Features of Good Urbanism
  • Appendix B: Good Urbanism Is
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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