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Creating walkable places : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully



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Autore: Schmitz Adrienne Visualizza persona
Titolo: Creating walkable places : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
Disciplina: 307.1
307.1/2160973
307.12160973
Soggetto topico: City planning - United States
City planning - Health aspects - United States
Pedestrian areas - United States
Real estate development - United States
Mixed-use developments - United States
Altri autori: ScullyJason  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Greyfield Redevelopment
Traditional Neighborhood Developments in GreenfieldsInfill Communities; Housing for Seniors; The Case Studies; CHAPTER 6 Case Studies; City Heights Urban Village; Paseo Colorado; The Market Common, Clarendon; The Grove; Centennial Lakes; Birkdale Village; Saffron; Baxter Village; WaterColor and Seaside
Sommario/riassunto: <DIV>Richly illustrated with color photographs, site plans, and diagrams, this book explains how to design and develop pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use developments.</div>
Titolo autorizzato: Creating walkable places  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-87420-938-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910814973203321
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