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Autore |
Southworth Michael |
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Titolo |
Streets and the shaping of towns and cities / / Michael Southworth, Eran Ben-Joseph |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, DC, : Island Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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9781610911092 |
1610911091 |
9781417539482 |
1417539488 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Streets - Design |
City planning |
Streets - Standards |
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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 (p. 184-188) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Street Standards and the Built Environment; Ch. 1: Gritty Cities and Picturesque Villages; Ch. 2: Orderly Streets for Healthy Cities; Ch. 3: Streets for the Motor Age; Ch. 4: Bureaucracy Takes Control; Ch. 5: Streets for Living; Ch. 6: Tomorrow's Streets; Appendix A: Chronology of Events in theDevelopment of Residential Street Standards; Appendix B: A Graphic Survey of Street Cross Sections; Appendix C: Narrow Streets Data; Chapter End Notes; Other References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The topic of streets and street design is of compelling interest today as public officials, developers, and community activists seek to reshape urban patterns to achieve more sustainable forms of growth and development. Streets and the Shaping of Towns and Cities traces ideas about street design and layout back to the early industrial era in London suburbs and then on through their institutionalization in housing and transportation planning in the United States. It critiques the situation we are in and suggests some ways out that are less rigidly controlled, more flexible, and responsive to local conditions. Originally published in 1997, this edition includes a new introduction |
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