1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453192103321

Autore

Schmitz Adrienne

Titolo

Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006

ISBN

0-87420-938-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ScullyJason

Disciplina

307.1

307.1/2160973

Soggetti

City planning - United States

City planning - Health aspects - United States

Pedestrian areas - United States

Real estate development - United States

Mixed-use developments - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; The Landscape Today; Less Active Lifestyles; The Current Health Crisis; How Much Activity Is Needed?; Increasing Physical Activity; The Demand for Change; What Makes a Place Walkable?; Overview of This Book; CHAPTER 2 Form and Function: Creating the Pedestrian Experience; Creating Destinations; Block by Block; Making Connections; Public Spaces; Parking: Carrot or Stick?; Reconfiguring Existing Development; You Can Get There from Here; CHAPTER 3 The Business of Pedestrian-Oriented Development; The Market

Financial ReturnsObtaining Financing; The Entitlement Process; Project Evaluation; Dealing with Obstacles to Financing; Site Assessment; A Growing Market; CHAPTER 4 Public Sector Involvement; Who Makes Up the Public Sector?; The Public Sector's Interests in Pedestrian-Oriented Development; Advantages and Disadvantages of Public Sector Partnerships; Roles for the Public Sector; Regulatory Process and Tools; The Approval Process Development Incentives and Tools; CHAPTER 5 Healthy Trends; Urban Revitalizations; New Towns Gain Town Centers;



Greyfield Redevelopment

Traditional Neighborhood Developments in GreenfieldsInfill Communities; Housing for Seniors; The Case Studies; CHAPTER 6 Case Studies; City Heights Urban Village; Paseo Colorado; The Market Common, Clarendon; The Grove; Centennial Lakes; Birkdale Village; Saffron; Baxter Village; WaterColor and Seaside

Sommario/riassunto

<DIV>Richly illustrated with color photographs, site plans, and diagrams, this book explains how to design and develop pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use developments.</div>

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910795462003321

Autore

Standard William M. <1822->

Titolo

This infernal war : the Civil War letters of William and Jane Standard / / edited by Timothy M. Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Kent, Ohio : , : The Kent State University Press, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-63101-273-8

1-63101-272-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (374 pages)

Disciplina

973.7/473092

Soggetti

Soldiers - United States

Husband and wife - United States

Copperhead movement

Public opinion - United States - History - 19th century

Farmers - Illinois - Fulton County

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Protest movements

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note:  Introduction 3 -- 1."I Find Camp Life Pretty Hard"25 -- 2."Just As Cool As a Cucumber" 45 -- 3."Generals Override All Law" 63 -- 4."I Have Satiated My Military



Ambition" 89 -- 5."Your Letters Are Worth More Than Gold"121 -- 6."Our Co.Led the Charge Gallantly"148 -- 7."Gen'l Tilghman Said I Ought To Be a Colonel" 178 -- 8."My Almost Broken Heart" 213 -- 9."A Soldier Only Knows What He Sees" 251 -- 10."We Cannot Make Much of a Stand"290 -- 11."Anything To Get on That Side the River" 325 -- 12."I Am Tired of Doing Nothing" 356 -- 13."I Was Received Very Kindly" 387 -- 14."I Cannot Afford To Live Here" 407 -- 15."Great Peace Rumors" 425 -- Appendix -- List of Relatives and Acquaintances Mentioned in the -- Letters 451 -- Roster of the Minden Rangers (Official) .453 -- Supplementary Roster of the Minden Rangers -- (Unofficial) 460 -- Chronological List of Fay's Letters 462 -- Index 467 <BR><BR>Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Personal narratives, Confederate.