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UNINA9910814973203321 |
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Autore |
Schmitz Adrienne |
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Titolo |
Creating walkable places : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully |
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Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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307.1 |
307.1/2160973 |
307.12160973 |
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Soggetti |
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City planning - United States |
City planning - Health aspects - United States |
Pedestrian areas - United States |
Real estate development - United States |
Mixed-use developments - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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