From rails to trails : the making of America's active transportation network / / Peter Harnik |
Autore | Harnik Peter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 796.60973 |
Soggetto topico |
Rail-trails - History - United States
Bicycle trails - History - United States |
ISBN | 1-4962-2206-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Queen of Trails -- 2. Why Were There So Many Rail Corridors? -- 3. Meanwhile, the Bicycle -- 4. Dark Days and a Seismic Shift -- 5. Is This Idea for Real? -- 6. Congress Steps In -- 7. It's Perfect! Who Could Be Against It? -- 8. The Movement Gels -- 9. Fighting for Rights in Court -- 10. Building the Political Base -- 11. Breaking into the Money Vault -- 12. City Trail, Country Trail -- 13. Bridges and Tunnels -- 14. Sharing the Corridor -- 15. Full Throttle Ahead -- 16. Filling the Gaps -- 17. Of Rail-Trails and Real Estate -- 18. If You Want to Count, You Have to Count -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795649403321 |
Harnik Peter | ||
Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From rails to trails : the making of America's active transportation network / / Peter Harnik |
Autore | Harnik Peter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Disciplina | 796.60973 |
Soggetto topico |
Rail-trails - History - United States
Bicycle trails - History - United States |
ISBN | 1-4962-2206-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Queen of Trails -- 2. Why Were There So Many Rail Corridors? -- 3. Meanwhile, the Bicycle -- 4. Dark Days and a Seismic Shift -- 5. Is This Idea for Real? -- 6. Congress Steps In -- 7. It's Perfect! Who Could Be Against It? -- 8. The Movement Gels -- 9. Fighting for Rights in Court -- 10. Building the Political Base -- 11. Breaking into the Money Vault -- 12. City Trail, Country Trail -- 13. Bridges and Tunnels -- 14. Sharing the Corridor -- 15. Full Throttle Ahead -- 16. Filling the Gaps -- 17. Of Rail-Trails and Real Estate -- 18. If You Want to Count, You Have to Count -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816048603321 |
Harnik Peter | ||
Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban green [[electronic resource] ] : innovative parks for resurgent cities / / Peter Harnik |
Autore | Harnik Peter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 712/.50973 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban parks - United States
City planning - United States Open spaces - United States Urban renewal - United States Urban landscape architecture - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-59726-812-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Of Cities and Parks""; ""Chapter 1: How Much Parkland Should a City Have?""; ""Chapter 2: The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses""; ""Chapter 3: Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance?""; ""Chapter 4: Parks and Their Competition""; ""Chapter 5: Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal""; ""Chapter 6: It's Not How Much but Who and Why""; ""Chapter 7: A Process Rather than a Standard""; ""Chapter 8: Stop, Look, and Listen""
""Chapter 9: Analyze and Prioritize""""Chapter 10: Don't Forget Money and Time""; ""Part II: Finding Park Space in the City""; ""Chapter 11: Buying It""; ""Chapter 12: Utilizing Urban Redevelopment""; ""Chapter 13: Community Gardens""; ""Chapter 14: Old Landfills""; ""Chapter 15: Wetlands and Stormwater Storage Ponds""; ""Chapter 16: Rail Trails""; ""Chapter 17: Rooftops""; ""Chapter 18: Sharing Schoolyards""; ""Chapter 19: Covering Reservoirs""; ""Chapter 20: River and Stream Corridors""; ""Chapter 21: Cemeteries""; ""Chapter 22: Boulevards and Parkways""; ""Chapter 23: Decking Highways"" ""Chapter 24: Closing Streets and Roads""""Chapter 25: Removing Parking""; ""Chapter 26: Adding Hours Rather than Acres""; ""Conclusion""; ""Tables""; ""Table 1.1: That's Quite a Spread You've Got! (Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons)""; ""Table 1.2: Howdy Neighbor! (Persons per Acre of Parkland)""; ""Table 1.3: Parks for Daytimers, Too? (Commuters and Population Change)""; ""Table 1.4: Parkland for People (Acres per 1,000 People)""; ""Table 3.1: A Park Too Far? (Maximum Distance Goals)""; ""Table 7.1: How Green is My City? (Parkland as Percentage of City)"" ""Table 11.1: The Cost of Buying Parkland""""Table 11.2: Developer Exactions""; ""Table 12.1: Second Time Around (Redevelopment Authority Parks)""; ""Table 14.1: Garbage In, Park Out (Landfill Parks)""; ""Table 16.1: Goodbye Train, Hello Trail (Rail Trails)""; ""Table 22.1:""Boulevardozing"" Highways (Expressway to Park Conversions)""; ""Table 23.1: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Parks Constructed Over Highways)""; ""Table 24.1: Do Not Enter (Park Roads Closed to Autos)""; ""Table 25.1: Pavement in Paradise (Parking Spaces in Parks)"" ""Table 25.2: Living on the Edge (Population Density around Parks)""""Recommended Reading""; ""Appendix 1: Population Density, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 2: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 3: Parkland as a Percent of City Area, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 4: Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation, Largest Cities""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458383103321 |
Harnik Peter | ||
Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban green [[electronic resource] ] : innovative parks for resurgent cities / / Peter Harnik |
Autore | Harnik Peter |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 712/.50973 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban parks - United States
City planning - United States Open spaces - United States Urban renewal - United States Urban landscape architecture - United States |
ISBN | 1-59726-812-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Of Cities and Parks""; ""Chapter 1: How Much Parkland Should a City Have?""; ""Chapter 2: The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses""; ""Chapter 3: Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance?""; ""Chapter 4: Parks and Their Competition""; ""Chapter 5: Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal""; ""Chapter 6: It's Not How Much but Who and Why""; ""Chapter 7: A Process Rather than a Standard""; ""Chapter 8: Stop, Look, and Listen""
""Chapter 9: Analyze and Prioritize""""Chapter 10: Don't Forget Money and Time""; ""Part II: Finding Park Space in the City""; ""Chapter 11: Buying It""; ""Chapter 12: Utilizing Urban Redevelopment""; ""Chapter 13: Community Gardens""; ""Chapter 14: Old Landfills""; ""Chapter 15: Wetlands and Stormwater Storage Ponds""; ""Chapter 16: Rail Trails""; ""Chapter 17: Rooftops""; ""Chapter 18: Sharing Schoolyards""; ""Chapter 19: Covering Reservoirs""; ""Chapter 20: River and Stream Corridors""; ""Chapter 21: Cemeteries""; ""Chapter 22: Boulevards and Parkways""; ""Chapter 23: Decking Highways"" ""Chapter 24: Closing Streets and Roads""""Chapter 25: Removing Parking""; ""Chapter 26: Adding Hours Rather than Acres""; ""Conclusion""; ""Tables""; ""Table 1.1: That's Quite a Spread You've Got! (Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons)""; ""Table 1.2: Howdy Neighbor! (Persons per Acre of Parkland)""; ""Table 1.3: Parks for Daytimers, Too? (Commuters and Population Change)""; ""Table 1.4: Parkland for People (Acres per 1,000 People)""; ""Table 3.1: A Park Too Far? (Maximum Distance Goals)""; ""Table 7.1: How Green is My City? (Parkland as Percentage of City)"" ""Table 11.1: The Cost of Buying Parkland""""Table 11.2: Developer Exactions""; ""Table 12.1: Second Time Around (Redevelopment Authority Parks)""; ""Table 14.1: Garbage In, Park Out (Landfill Parks)""; ""Table 16.1: Goodbye Train, Hello Trail (Rail Trails)""; ""Table 22.1:""Boulevardozing"" Highways (Expressway to Park Conversions)""; ""Table 23.1: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Parks Constructed Over Highways)""; ""Table 24.1: Do Not Enter (Park Roads Closed to Autos)""; ""Table 25.1: Pavement in Paradise (Parking Spaces in Parks)"" ""Table 25.2: Living on the Edge (Population Density around Parks)""""Recommended Reading""; ""Appendix 1: Population Density, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 2: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 3: Parkland as a Percent of City Area, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 4: Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation, Largest Cities""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791574803321 |
Harnik Peter | ||
Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Urban green : innovative parks for resurgent cities / / Peter Harnik |
Autore | Harnik Peter |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
Disciplina | 712/.50973 |
Soggetto topico |
Urban parks - United States
City planning - United States Open spaces - United States Urban renewal - United States Urban landscape architecture - United States |
ISBN | 1-59726-812-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Foreword by Michael R. Bloomberg""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Of Cities and Parks""; ""Chapter 1: How Much Parkland Should a City Have?""; ""Chapter 2: The Different Kinds of Parks and Their Uses""; ""Chapter 3: Is It Acres, Facilities, or Distance?""; ""Chapter 4: Parks and Their Competition""; ""Chapter 5: Neighborhoods Are Not All Created Equal""; ""Chapter 6: It's Not How Much but Who and Why""; ""Chapter 7: A Process Rather than a Standard""; ""Chapter 8: Stop, Look, and Listen""
""Chapter 9: Analyze and Prioritize""""Chapter 10: Don't Forget Money and Time""; ""Part II: Finding Park Space in the City""; ""Chapter 11: Buying It""; ""Chapter 12: Utilizing Urban Redevelopment""; ""Chapter 13: Community Gardens""; ""Chapter 14: Old Landfills""; ""Chapter 15: Wetlands and Stormwater Storage Ponds""; ""Chapter 16: Rail Trails""; ""Chapter 17: Rooftops""; ""Chapter 18: Sharing Schoolyards""; ""Chapter 19: Covering Reservoirs""; ""Chapter 20: River and Stream Corridors""; ""Chapter 21: Cemeteries""; ""Chapter 22: Boulevards and Parkways""; ""Chapter 23: Decking Highways"" ""Chapter 24: Closing Streets and Roads""""Chapter 25: Removing Parking""; ""Chapter 26: Adding Hours Rather than Acres""; ""Conclusion""; ""Tables""; ""Table 1.1: That's Quite a Spread You've Got! (Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons)""; ""Table 1.2: Howdy Neighbor! (Persons per Acre of Parkland)""; ""Table 1.3: Parks for Daytimers, Too? (Commuters and Population Change)""; ""Table 1.4: Parkland for People (Acres per 1,000 People)""; ""Table 3.1: A Park Too Far? (Maximum Distance Goals)""; ""Table 7.1: How Green is My City? (Parkland as Percentage of City)"" ""Table 11.1: The Cost of Buying Parkland""""Table 11.2: Developer Exactions""; ""Table 12.1: Second Time Around (Redevelopment Authority Parks)""; ""Table 14.1: Garbage In, Park Out (Landfill Parks)""; ""Table 16.1: Goodbye Train, Hello Trail (Rail Trails)""; ""Table 22.1:""Boulevardozing"" Highways (Expressway to Park Conversions)""; ""Table 23.1: Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Parks Constructed Over Highways)""; ""Table 24.1: Do Not Enter (Park Roads Closed to Autos)""; ""Table 25.1: Pavement in Paradise (Parking Spaces in Parks)"" ""Table 25.2: Living on the Edge (Population Density around Parks)""""Recommended Reading""; ""Appendix 1: Population Density, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 2: Acres of Parkland per 1,000 Persons, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 3: Parkland as a Percent of City Area, Largest Cities""; ""Appendix 4: Spending per Resident on Parks and Recreation, Largest Cities""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828752703321 |
Harnik Peter | ||
Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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