Planning the good community : new urbanism in theory and practice / / Jill Grant

• Autore: Grant Jill
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/216
• Soggetto topico: City planning; Sociology, Urban; Cities and towns - Growth
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-263) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: New urbanism(s) ascendant -- Getting to (sub)urbanism -- Theory in new urbanism -- New urbanism is born : the American experience -- Revamping urbanism : the European experience -- Modernizing urbanism : new urban Asia -- Colonial urbanism : Canada signs on -- Reconciling new urbanism's theory and practice -- The fate of new urbanism.
• Sommario/riassunto: An examination of new urban approaches both in theory and in practice. Taking a critical look at how new urbanism has lived up to its ideals, the author asks whether new urban approaches offer a viable path to creating good communities.With examples drawn principally from North America, Europe and Japan, Planning the Good Community explores new urban approaches in a wide range of settings. It compares the movement for urban renaissance in Europe with the New Urbanism of the United States and Canada, and asks whether the concerns that drive today's planning theory - issues li
• Titolo autorizzato: Planning the good community
• ISBN: 1-135-99443-9; 1-135-99444-7; 1-280-24754-1; 0-203-47946-7; 9786610247547
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820893503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RTPI library series.