1st Edition
Planning the Good Community New Urbanism in Theory and Practice
By Jill Grant
Copyright 2006
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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An examination of new urban approaches both in theory and in practice. Taking a critical look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, the author asks whether new urban approaches offer a viable path to creating good communities.
With examples drawn principally from North America, Europe and Japan, Planning the Good Community explores new urban approaches in a wide range of... Read more
List of figures, List of tables, List of boxes, Illustration credits, Notes on contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of terms and measurements, PART 1 THE RISE OF NEW URBAN APPROACHES, PART 2 NEW URBANISM(S) IN PRACTICE, PART 3 THE PROSPECTS FOR NEW URBANISM(S), Notes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Jill Grant
"...[O]ne of the most detailed and throughly researched offerings in the recent literature on New Urbanism." -- Cliff Ellis, Planning Theory
"For those who want to set their bearing on an important frontier of theory and practice, reading of this book is to be strongly recommended." --Dennis Hardy, Built Environment
