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The Regional City : planning for the end of sprawl /

"We live in a world of regions, not nations, states, or cities. Today, most Americans live in an aggregation of cities and suburbs that forms one basic economic, ecological, cultural, and civic entity. These "Regional Cities" offer a framework for transforming urban and suburban neigh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Calthorpe, Peter
Otros Autores: Fulton, William B., 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. 1. The end of sprawl. Living in the regional world
  • Communities of place
  • pt. 2. The architecture of the regional city. Designing the region
  • Public policy and the regional city
  • The federal role in regionalism
  • pt. 3. Regionalism emerging. Designing the regions: Portland, Salt Lake, and Seattle
  • The superregions: New York, Chicago, and San Francisco
  • State-led regionalism: Florida, Maryland, and Minnesota
  • pt. 4. Renewing the region's communities. The suburb's maturation
  • Renewing urban neighborhoods
  • Conclusion: Transforming the edge city into the regional city
  • Appendix: Charter of the new urbanism.