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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454614803321

Autore

Walljasper Jay

Titolo

The great neighborhood book [[electronic resource] ] : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking / / Jay walljasper ; success story sidebars by Benjamin Fried ; all photographs by Project for Public Spaces unless otherwise noted

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gabriola Island, B.C., : New Society Publishers, c2007

ISBN

1-282-46425-6

1-55092-342-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Disciplina

307.3/36216

Soggetti

Community life

Neighborhoods - Social aspects

Community development, Urban

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A project for Public Spaces book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgments; Preface: A neighborhood love story; Introduction, by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time; 1. Feeling Right at Home: How to foster a sense of community; 2. Where Everybody Knows Your Name: How to create great places to hang out; 3. Going Places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation; 4. Keeping Peace in the Streets: How to assure safety and promote justice; 5. Where the Action Is: How to boost local economic vitality; 6. Greening the Neighborhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural

7. Pride in Your Place: How to nurture pleasure and pizzazz8. Getting Things Done: How to make your dreams a reality; About the Author; About Project for Public Spaces

Sommario/riassunto

Practical ways to make your neighborhood come alive!