Mark Hinshaw has a proposition for Americans: Come out of the bunker, throw open the gates, and meet the neighborhood. In this passionate appeal, he introduces those who have already done just that and explains what cities can do to make true urbanism possible. He rejoices in the growing number of people rejecting sterile, paint-by-numbers subdivisions in favor of vibrant and unpredictable urban neighborhoods. This vivid account of cities small and large emerging from the cobwebs of late 20th century development will show communities with lingering antiurban tendencies how to embrace density as destiny. A must-read urban design book for anyone who cares about cities.
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Demonstrates how cities can create mixed-use districts dense enough to support a variety of locally owned businesses, lively street life, and cultural institutions, while also outlining design guidelines that allow for architectural creativity and regulations that promote housing development for various income and age levels.
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1. Demography, Density, and Diversity 2. Different Cultures, Different Values 3. Constant Change, Many Choices 4. Commerce, Culture, and Quirkiness 5. Streets as Public Living Rooms 6. Urbanism and 7. Active Living 8. Density and Children 9. Public-Sector Investment, Private-Sector Response 10. Re-Forming Regulations 11. New Imperatives for a New Era
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"Great cities and neighborhoods packed with people evoke our social side; arguably they make us fully human. Mark Hinshaw describes and celebrates some of the best - vibrant, glamorous, workaday, or gritty places, teeming with people and interest. True Urbanism is a lively assortment of such places, including strong new entries in America's once wild and rural West." - Neal Peirce, syndicated columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group"
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781932364279
Publisert
2007-03-31
Utgiver
Vendor
American Planning Association
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Biographical note

Mark Hinshaw is a city planner and architect with more than thirty years of public- and private-sector experience and a former commentator on planning and design for the Seattle Times. He is currently director of urban design for LMN Architects in Seattle and writes frequently for such publications as Planning and Landscape Architecture.