Community Livability: Issues and Approaches to Sustaining the Well-Being of People and Communities

ISBN-13: 9781138084858 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 188 str.

Fritz Wagner; Roger Caves

Opis

Using a blend of theory and practice, the second edition of Community Livability addresses evidence from international, state and local perspectives to explore what is meant by the term "livable communities."

Spis treści

Preface PART I Understanding of Livability Ch 1. Montrealism or Montréalité? Understanding Montreal’s Unique Brand of Livability Ch 2. Most Livable Pittsburgh Ch 3. Liveable Stockholm Ch 4. Livable Seoul: Village Community Building Ch 5. The Livable City in the Context of Depopulation in Japan PART II Urban and Regional Planning Issues Ch. 6 How Asheville, North Carolina Has Leveraged Livability as an Urban Development Strategy Ch 7. The Transformation of Seattle Ch 8. Toronto: A Livable City/Region Ch 9. Vienna – Keeping it Livable: How Urban Planning Instruments Contribute to a City’s Quality of Life PART III Issues of Poverty, Equity & the Environment Ch 10. Transit Expansion and the Pursuit of Equity in Development and Growth in Minneapolis – St. Paul, Minnesota Ch 11. Post-Disaster Amenity Politics: Livability, Gentrification, and Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans Ch 12. Las Lomas Colonia in Texas: A Livable Community? Ch 13. Lima, a Livable City Ch 14. First We Had to Make It Livable: The Affordances of Livability in Suburban Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia Index