Designing Suburban Futures New Models from Build a Better Burb /

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Suburbs deserve a better, more resilient future. June Williamson shows that suburbs aren't destined to remain filled with strip malls and excess parking lots; they can be reinvigorated through inventive design. Drawing on award-winning design ideas for revitalizing Long Island, she offers valua...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williamson, June (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.
Temas:
Environment.
Architecture.
Sociology, Urban.
Urban ecology (Biology).
Human geography.
Environmental Sciences.
Cities, Countries, Regions.
Urban Sociology.
Urban Ecology.
Human Geography.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Foreword; Ellen Dunham-Jones
  • Introduction
  • Context for Change
  • Design Culture Responds to Sprawl: 1960s to 2010s
  • Better Suburban Futures
  • Build a Better Burb 2010: Instructions and Commentary
  • Winning and Noteworthy Competition Schemes. Sited in the Setback: Increasing Density in Levittown. Upcycling 2.0. AgIsland. Building C-Burbia. SUBHUB Transit System. Long Division. LIRR: Long Island Radically Rezoned. Noteworthy Competition Schemes
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue: New Roles for Architecture and Urban Design. A conversation with Kazys Varnelis
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Credits
  • Index.

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