Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully |
Autore | Schmitz Adrienne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina |
307.1
307.1/2160973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ScullyJason |
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. |
ISBN | 0-87420-938-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453192103321 |
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Creating walkable places [[electronic resource] ] : compact mixed-use solutions / / Adrienne Schmitz and Jason Scully |
Autore | Schmitz Adrienne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (253 p.) |
Disciplina |
307.1
307.1/2160973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ScullyJason |
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 |
ISBN | 0-87420-938-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790624703321 |
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Washington, D.C., : ULI-the Urban Land Institute, c2006 | ||
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Planetizen contemporary debates in urban planning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Abhijeet Chavan, Christian Peralta, Christopher Steins |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 183 p. ) : ill., maps ; |
Disciplina | 307.1/216 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChavanAbhijeet
PeraltaChristian SteinsChristopher |
Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth
City planning - United States Regional planning - United States Mixed-use developments - United States Sustainable development - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-59726-914-X
1-4356-6404-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- ONE The Lords of Yesterday -- TWO The Miner's Law -- THREE The Rancher's Code -- FOUR Forests for the Home-Builder First of All -- FIVE "The River Was Crouded with Salmon" -- SIX Harvesting the April Rivers -- SEVEN Crossing the Next Meridian -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480089303321 |
Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2007 | ||
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