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Living Streets : Strategies for Crafting Public Space.
Written for teams of engineers, transportation planners, landscape architects, and urban planners, this book provides a broad overview of the growing approach towards complete and sustainable street design. Its contents present the background on modern street design and where it has failed, describe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Overview; Chapter 1: Placemaking in the Public Right-of-Way; The Function of Places; Why Invest in a Quality Public Realm?; Placemaking and Design; Encouraging the Use of Public Space; Reclaiming Right-of-Way for Public Places; Considering All the Elements in the Right-of-Way; Chapter 2: Mobility; Connecting People to Places; Why Have Walkable, Bikeable Communities?; The Size and Shape of Movement; The Pace of Movement; A Shift in Thinking; Chapter 3: Natural Systems; Reconnecting Cities to Nature; Urban Biodiversity.
- Natural Systems and Opportunities in the Right-of-WayWhy Reconnect Nature and the City?; Chapter 4: Elements; Places to Move Through; Materials; Intersections; Bicycle Facilities; Signage; Street Furniture; Street Trees and Landscaping; Swales and Rain Gardens; Curbs, Gutters, and Alternatives; Parking; Chapter 5: Influences; Considering Context; Policy Foundation--Policies That Influence Street Design; Codes, Guidelines, and Standards; Reality Factors; Chapter 6: Typologies; Residential Streets; Green Streets; Alleys; Main Streets; Thoroughfares; Festival Streets; Chapter 7: Case Studies.
- Mint PlazaNord Alley; Central Annapolis Road; 78th Avenue SE Shared Use; High Point; Barracks Row; New York City; Terry Avenue North; Chapter 8: What's Next; Biophilic Cities: More Nature in the City; New Technologies; Building the Dream; Conclusions; Resources; Index.