Redesigning Cities

by Barnett, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781884829710
• ISBN10: 1884829716
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-01-15
• Publisher: Planners Pr

Summary

All too often, no oneneither the public, city officials, nor developersis happy with the course of new development. But growing support for urban design and successful examples of redesigned cities are signs of positive change. In this book, Jonathan Barnett explains how design can reshape suburban growth patterns, revitalize older cities, and retrofit metropolitan areas where earlier development went wrong. He describes, in detail, specific techniques, materials, and technologies that should be known (but often aren't) by planners, public officials, and citizensand, in the process, makes a valuable contribution to the development initiatives of the future.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Sen. Lincoln Chafee
Prologue: The New Politics of Urban Design	1	(14)
Part I: Principles	15	(78)
Community--Life Takes Place on Foot	17	(10)
Livability--Urbanism Old & New	27	(22)
Mobility--Parking, Transit, & Urban Form	49	(14)
Equity--Deconcentrating Poverty, Affordable Housing, & Environmental Justice	63	(14)
Sustainability--Smart Growth versus Sprawl	77	(16)
Part II: Practice	93	(118)
Designing New Neighborhoods	95	(22)
Reinventing Inner-City Neighborhoods	117	(20)
Restoring and Enhancing Neighborhoods	137	(14)
Redesigning Commercial Corridors	151	(16)
Turning Edge Cities into Real Cities	167	(22)
Keeping Downtowns Competitive	189	(22)
Part III: Implementation	211	(74)
Designing the Public Environment	213	(34)
Shaping Cities Through Development Regulations	247	(28)
Organization Structures for Urban Design	275	(10)
Glossary	285	(6)
Illustration Credits	291	(4)
Suggested Reading	295	(4)
Index	299