Remaking the city street grid : a model for urban and suburban development /

"Of all the elements of a neighborhood, the pattern of streets and their infrastucture is the most enduring. Given the 20th century's additions to the range of transportation means, a fresh look at the streets is warranted. This book contributes a new system of neighborhood design with a f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Grammenos, Fanis, 1941- (Autor), Lovegrove, G. R. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
Temas:
City planning.
Streets > Design and construction.
Rues > Conception et construction.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
City planning
Streets > Design and construction
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • The idea of pattern and its use
  • Networks and their users under stress
  • Adaptations, transformations and innovations
  • A contemporary pattern
  • The fused grid design process
  • Research evidence on key expected outcomes
  • Case studies of applications and designs
  • Appendix: a speculative investigation into the origins of orthogonal layouts
  • Chapter notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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