Grid/Street/Place: Essential Elements of Sustainable Urban Districts

ISBN-13: 9781932364729 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 208 str.

Nathan Cherry; Kurt Nagle

Opis

Today's urban resident is seeking a more flexible, sustainable environment representing a unique, diverse, vibrant, and responsible way of living as an alternative to the typical development patterns of suburban and semi-urban sprawl. Can urban design help create this type of sustainable urbanism? Grid / Street / Place presents a unique approach to understanding urban design through scientific, empirical research. The authors examined more than 100 successful projects throughout North America to identify differences and commonalities, and they discovered universal elements that characterize sustainable urban districts. By applying these essential elements, designers and developers can recreate and extend the experience of successful places to their communities. Myriad plans, sections, diagrams, and charts illustrate how each district works at an extremely detailed level. Concrete examples, as opposed to generalities, make Grid / Street / Place a must-read for anyone interested in the working strategies of urban design."

Spis treści

1. Classic Districts 2. Mixed Use Districts 3. Squares, Greens and Parks 4. Shopping Streets 5. Places

O autorze

Nathan B. Cherry, AICP, is vice president and director of the Planning and Urban Design Group of RTKL Associates