| Description |
250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: The Fractured Metropolis -- Pt. I. Improving the New City. 2. Accidental Cities or New Urban Centers. 3. Suburban Sprawl: Its Prevention and Cure. 4. Creating Communities -- Pt. II. Restoring the Old City. 5. How the Metropolis Split Apart. 6. The Entrepreneurial Center. 7. Bypassed Areas: The New Urban Frontier. 8. Restoring Communities -- Pt. III. Reshaping the Metropolitan Region. 9. The Changing Philosophy of Planning and Design. 10. The Elements of City Design. 11. A National Agenda for Action |
| Summary |
In his latest book Jonathan Barnett explores the new realities and opportunities for the design of the metropolitan region. Architect, teacher, and urban designer, Barnett cites specific examples from around the country demonstrating how bypassed areas in the old city can become real estate opportunities, how new types of zoning can facilitate development at metropolitan edges without destroying the landscape, and how metropolitan planning can repair our environment and communities. The book describes ways to write effective urban and suburban planning guidelines; methods for making highways and transportation systems further overall planning goals; designs that make conservation areas and public places create more value for development; techniques for promoting successful historic districts; and much more, including the basic elements of city design and a national agenda for action. There are 152 plans, diagrams, and photographs integrated with the text |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 237-241 |
| Subject |
City planning -- United States.
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Regional planning -- United States.
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Urban renewal -- United States.
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| LC no. |
94040811 |
| ISBN |
0064302229 (paperback) |
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0064303969 |
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