03337nam 22006974a 450 991045032060332120200520144314.01-282-35788-30-520-93791-097866123578861-59875-539-010.1525/9780520937918(CKB)1000000000030755(EBL)231923(OCoLC)475938357(SSID)ssj0000234713(PQKBManifestationID)11229287(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000234713(PQKBWorkID)10241846(PQKB)10417527(MiAaPQ)EBC231923(OCoLC)60407996(MdBmJHUP)muse30677(DE-B1597)519204(OCoLC)1097122981(DE-B1597)9780520937918(Au-PeEL)EBL231923(CaPaEBR)ebr10079957(CaONFJC)MIL235788(OCoLC)437146303(EXLCZ)99100000000003075520031224d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrReforming suburbia[electronic resource] the planned communities of Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands /Ann ForsythBerkeley University of California Pressc20051 online resource (396 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-24166-5 0-520-24165-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-365) and index.Introduction -- The Irvine ranch -- Columbia -- The Woodlands -- Organizing the metropolis -- Alternatives to sprawl? -- New town planning and the paradoxes of private innovation.The "new community" movement of the 1960's and 1970's attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of those experiments in three of the most successful new communities: Irvine Ranch in Southern California, Columbia in Maryland, and The Woodlands in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Based on new research and interviews with developers, designers, and residents, Ann Forsyth traces the evolution, the successes, and the shortcomings of these experiments in urban innovation. Where they succeeded, in areas such as community identity and open space preservation, they provide support for current "smart growth" proposals. Where they did not, in areas such as housing affordability and transportation choices, they offer important insights for today's planners, designers, developers, civic leaders, and others interested in incorporating new forms of development into their designs.Planned communitiesUnited StatesCase studiesIrvine (Calif.)Columbia (Md.)Woodlands (Tex.)Electronic books.Planned communities307.76/8/0973Forsyth Ann1963-275531MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450320603321Reforming suburbia2464307UNINA