1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990002582510403321

Autore

Symposium on combinatorial mathematics : <1967

Titolo

Studies in combinatorics : a collection of papers presented by invitation at the Symposium on combinatorial mathematics, sponsored by th Office of naval research at the fall meeting of SIAM at the University of California at Santa Barbara, California, November 29-December 2, 1967 / edited by Joseph B. Kruskal, Edward C. Posner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : Siam, 1970

Descrizione fisica

137 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Studies in applied mathematics ; 4

Disciplina

511

Locazione

MAS

Collocazione

MXXIX-A-434

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910962790303321

Autore

Ewing Reid H

Titolo

Pedestrian- & transit-oriented design / / Reid Ewing and Keith Bartholomew ; with Dan Burden, Sara Zimmerman, Lauren Brown ; foreword by Janette Sadik-Khan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Urban Land Institute, 2013

ISBN

9780874202700

0874202701

9780874202694

0874202698

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 p.)

Classificazione

ARC010000POL002000

Altri autori (Persone)

BartholomewKeith

BurdenDan

CloytonHenry John

BrownLauren

Disciplina

711/.74

711.74

Soggetti

Pedestrian traffic flow - Planning

Urban transportation - Planning

City planning

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.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; About the Authors; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Demand for Walkable, Transit-Oriented Development; Even More So in the Future; The Market Begins to Respond; Resources and Appendixes; 2 Urban Design Qualities; Imageability; Enclosure; Human Scale; Transparency; Complexity; Coherence; Legibility; Linkage; Conclusion; 3 Checklist of Essential Features; Medium-to-High Densities; Fine-Grained Mix of Land Uses; Short- to Medium-Length Blocks; Transit Routes Every Half Mile or Closer; Two- to Four-Lane Streets (with Rare Exceptions)

Continuous Sidewalks Appropriately ScaledSafe Crossings; Appropriate Buffering From Traffic; Street-Oriented Buildings; Comfortable and Safe Places to Wait; 4 Checklist of Highly Desirable Features; Supportive



Commercial Uses; Grid-like Street Networks; Traffic Calming; Closely Spaced Shade Trees; Little Dead Space; Nearby Parks and Other Public Spaces; Small-Scale Buildings (or Articulated Larger Ones); Pedestrian-Scale Lighting; Attractive Transit Facilities; 5 Checklist of Worthwhile Additions; Landmarks; Street Walls; Functional Street Furniture; Coherent, Small-Scale Signage

Special PavementPublic Art; Water Features; Outdoor Dining; Underground Utilities; 6 Conclusion; Summary; References

Sommario/riassunto

"Explaining how to design spaces for pedestrians while also accommodating transit needs, this book is an excellent reference for students, public sector planners and officials, and private sector designers and developers seeking to make places more pedestrian- and transit-friendly. Written by a noted expert on pedestrian design and planning, this handbook contains examples of zoning codes from different localities"--