Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully

• Autore: Schmitz Adrienne
• 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
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• ISBN: 0-87420-938-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453192103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II