Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully
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Schmitz Adrienne
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| Titolo: |
Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully
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| Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 307.1 |
| 307.1/2160973 | |
| 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
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| 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 |
| ISBN: | 0-87420-938-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790624703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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