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The new urbanism: toward an architecture of community Peter Katz 7 Resenhas McGraw-Hill Professional, 1994 - 245 páginas The move to liveable communities--ideal ``small towns'' and neighborhoods where people work, live, play, and walk from place to place--is on. Profit from what a visionary group of architects leading this movement has learned about designing new ``small towns'' in Peter Katz's The New Urbanism. You'll discover the amazing potential for this kind of work as well as case studies, site plans, project analyses, and 180 beautiful photographs. This unique reference also tackles--and answers--the critical issues of crime, health, traffic, environmental degradation, and economic vitality and opens a startling window on the look and feel of future communities. Every designer can profit from this guide to building the utopias of tomorrow--today! « Menos    Ver uma prévia deste livro » O que estão dizendo - Escrever uma resenha Avaliações de usuários 5 estrelas 6 4 estrelas 2 3 estrelas 0 2 estrelas 1 1 estrela 1 Review: The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Comentário do usuário  - Chris Watkins - Goodreads Loved the clear examples, the photographs and plans, and the introductions to key thinkers like Peter Calthorpe. Ler resenha completa Review: The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community Comentário do usuário  - Grace - Goodreads I want to live in a TOD! Ler resenha completa Todas as 7 resenhas » Livros relacionados ‹ Suburban nation Andrès Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck Home from nowhere James Howard Kunstler The next American metropolis Peter Calthorpe The Regional City Peter Calthorpe, William B. Fulton New urbanism Peter Calthorpe, Robert Fishman, Lars Lerup A Better Place to Live Philip Langdon The geography of nowhere James Howard Kunstler The death and life of great American cities Jane Jacobs › Páginas selecionadas Página 1 Página 60 Página 30 Página 126 Pági

American Cities are Revitalizing Their Downtowns and Recreating Their Profiles Mar 28, 2012 12:26 PM, By Susan Piperato, Managing Editor The push toward downtown revitalization that began in the 1990s has survived the Great Recession. ARTICLE TOOLS Email Save Print Reprint LATEST NEWS Lenders Eager to Take Back Trophy Assets CMBS Delinquencies Spike, But Outlook for the Year Remains Stable A Coming Deluge of Apartment Construction Cornerstone Raises $315M for Debt Investment Club, Closes Mortgage Fund The Early Phase of Real Estate Recovery MORE LATEST NEWS advertisement But in this gradually improving economy, attracting development isn't easy. It means carrying "a Swiss Army knife" of creative tools, says West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority Director Raphael Clemente. For 10 years, West Palm Beach's downtown has lost retail to an urbanist infill project on the CBD's outskirts. Clemente's shoestring-budgeted campaign to recruit retailer Trader Joe's, including a YouTube video in which residents give humorous answers to the question, "What would you trade for Trader Joe's?" has already succeeded in differentiating the city from "the other 50 cities in Florida that are trying to get a Trader Joe's" and starting a dialogue. "We know we're fighting for tenants and investor dollars and consumer dollars with other areas, malls and midsize cities in our region," Clemente says. "So when we go out there to recruit, we do the best job we can with limited resources to set ourselves apart." Philadelphia's population has grown for the first time in 50 years. Clemente's experience is typical of American cities, regardless of size or location. Yes, the movement to reinvigorate Main Street is back, but it's very different than it was 20 years ago. For today's urban downtowns, development means redevelopment, and attracting redevelopment dollars means reinventing a city's identity. A city's individuation is crucial

Food hitting our plates with who knows what pumped into it and growing economic uncertainty. We took the seeds in our pockets and every square foot we owned and went about like mad scientists testing out innovative ideas from all around world and making them work in one of the most blighted neighborhoods in the US. Everything from urban fish farming to alternate energy. Now let's pass it on... to our neighborhoods and the nations. We believe you are part of the solution