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excellent introduction to how residential streets evolved
This books describes the history and evolution of residential streets in the US and Britain.It remains very objective, until the last chapter when the authors push for the shared streets concept.As a transportation planning professional, I found it very informative and compelling.It didthe impossible: it changed my mind on the value of cul-de-sacs. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. City planning    3. Design    4. Engineering - Civil    5. Standards    6. Streets    7. Technology    8. Urban Planning    9. Urban Transportation    10. City & town planning - architectural aspects   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Landscape    4. Planning    5. Architectural structure & design    6. Architecture / Planning    7. City & town planning - architectural aspects    8. Urban renewal & regeneration   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. California    3. City planning    4. Philosophy    5. Planning    6. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    7. San Francisco    8. Simulation methods    9. Urban Design    10. Architecture / Planning    11. Art & Architecture | Theory & Criticism; Aesthetics    12. City & town planning - architectural aspects   

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Building sites    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Environmental Planning And Management    5. Environmental aspects    6. General    7. Methods & Materials    8. Planning    9. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    10. Site Planning    11. Architecture / Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    12. City & town planning - architectural aspects    13. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    14. Management of land & natural resources   

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Community development    3. Community organization    4. Economic development    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    8. United States   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Community development    3. Community organization    4. Macrosociology    5. Politics / Current Events    6. Psychology    7. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    8. Social Work    9. Community care    10. Social Science / Social Work   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Architecture    3. City planning    4. Design & Drafting    5. History    6. History - General    7. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    8. U.S. Architecture - General    9. United States    10. Architecture / Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    11. City & town planning - architectural aspects    12. History Of Art / Art & Design Styles    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Artists, Architects, Photographers    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Business    6. Urban Planning    7. Business & Economics / Real Estate    8. Property & real estate   

Subjects:  1. Agriculture and state    2. Business/Economics    3. Development - Economic Development    4. Government - International    5. Land reform    6. Latin America    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    9. Rural conditions    10. Rural development    11. Business & Economics / Economic Development    12. Development economics    13. Urban & municipal planning   

Subjects:  1. Adolescence - General    2. Civics & Citizenship    3. Documentary photography    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. History    6. History: American    7. Homelessness    8. New York    9. New York (State)    10. Photoessays & Documentaries    11. Photography    12. Pictorial works    13. Poverty    14. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    15. United States - General    16. Biography: general   

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An Essential Work on the New Urbanism
The Charter of the New Urbanism not only sets forth a manifesto of what future generations of town planners and residential developers may deem the most significant architectural movement of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, but it does so with clarity, precision, and economy. A very dry treatment of a fantastic topic!
This is a very dry and disjointed work.If you are interested in the topic, have a blast and read Suburban Nation and The Geography of Nowhere.Then if you want more, buy Christopher Alexander's works--and savor them.

Architectural Record says:
"An important work that defines the tenets of New Urbanism, this book serves as the group's manifesto. The charter illustrates the 27 principles of New Urbanism, from the scale of regions to neighborhoods and buildings, and pairs each with an essay by a different author. Now followers of the movement can use the charter to define their work and detractors can refer to it when presenting their side of the debate. ... Graphically pleasing, the book reads well ... When defining the problems of today's development patterns, the text is clear and seductive. ... The test of the Charter of New Urbanism will be its timeless quality. ..." ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Cities and towns    3. City planning    4. Design & Drafting    5. History - Specific Styles    6. Metropolitan areas    7. Planning    8. Regional planning    9. United States    10. Urban Architecture    11. Architecture / Planning    12. City & town planning - architectural aspects    13. Urban renewal & regeneration   

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Excellent GIS Starting Point and Desk Reference
Written by folks that know how to do it, this ranges from organizational issues to technical design ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Earth Sciences - Geography    2. Entrepreneurship    3. General    4. Geographic information systems    5. Information Systems (Geography)    6. Reference    7. Travel - General    8. Business information systems    9. City & town planning - architectural aspects    10. Geographical information systems (GIS)    11. Geography | Physical    12. Management of land & natural resources    13. Science / Geography   

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A well-written foray into urban formation
Spiro Kostof's book is a fantastic and intelligent foray into urban form. What I found most appealing about the book was his approach in grappling with the WHY of things; in describing how certain urban forms have come to pass, he offers the requisite determined factors as any architect of the City ought to do and then manages the neat trick of gracefully acknowledging that these factors do not necessarily lead to a single outcome. But he is intrepid in his analysis and his approach. Beginners may find this book difficult because it does assume a basic understanding of cities and city planning; however, ambitious readers should give it a try. Mr. Kostof's cultural and historical references and his non-linear style are extremely appealing and intriguing, so much so that I will continue on to "The City Assembled", the companion piece, with great eagerness.

excelent
este livro possui indicacoes excelentes para um pesquisador da forma urbana e da historia da cidade trilhar seus conhecimentos.
A classic
Well written, consistently interesting and structured around the challenges of topography and the urban form demands invoked by market needs, political architectures and cultural expectations through history, this beautifully illustrated book delivers the promise of its title and a lot more.
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Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Cities and towns    3. General    4. Growth    5. History    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Sociology - Urban    9. Urban Planning   

Subjects:  1. Animals    2. Effect of environment on    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Environmental management    7. Environmental psychology    8. Human Ecology    9. Human beings    10. Landscape    11. Landscape Architecture And Design    12. Nature    13. Nature/Ecology    14. Landscape art & architecture    15. Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection    16. Regional & Area Planning   

Subjects:  1. Chicago    2. City planning    3. Government - State & Provincial    4. Government - U.S. Government    5. Illinois    6. Immigrants    7. Politics / Current Events    8. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    9. Travel    10. United States - Midwest - East North Central (General)    11. Political science & theory    12. Travel / United States / Midwest / East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)    13. USA    14. Urban & municipal planning    15. Urban communities   

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An inspiring collection of innovative, constructive project ideas for environmental and neighborhood improvement activists
The companion book to the PBS television program of the same name, Edens Lost And Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities is co-authored by Harry Wiland and Dale Bell with Joseph D'Angnese and is an inspirational and instructive guide to environmental restoration projects undertaken by ordinary cities in the cities of Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Chicago, as well as the remarkable work of many individual activists in their pursuit for a stronger, greener urban environment. Exploring the landscape and natural intervention of many smaller communities and neighborhoods, Edens Lost And Found carries its readers through the processes of remarkable transformations, and reshapings which these ordinary people in collaboration with one another help were able to achieve in a variety of circumstances and conditions. An invaluable addition to community library collections, Edens Lost And Found is particularly recommended reading as an inspiring collection of innovative, constructive project ideas for environmental and neighborhood improvement activists.
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Subjects:  1. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    2. Environmental Studies    3. Political Science    4. Politics/International Relations    5. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    6. Public Policy - Environmental Policy   

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Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Construction - General    5. Economic aspects    6. Economics - General    7. Environmental aspects    8. Great Britain    9. Land use    10. Natural Resources    11. Planning    12. Real Estate - General    13. CITY PLANNING_GREAT BRITAIN    14. ECONOMICS    15. LAND USE, URBAN    16. LAND USE_GREAT BRITAIN    17. Management of land & natural resources    18. Political Science / City Planning & Urban Development    19. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT    20. Regional & Area Planning   

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great combination of words and visuals
I found this at the library and was pleasantly surprised at what a great find it was.It is visually up to date with graphics and understandable lay outs that are both informative and inspirational.The projects are appropriate for the subject however they are not indepth displays of examples but a multitude of thought provoking projects.A great book for the architect/critic/student seeking avant garde ideas and projects that leaves room for individual additions. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th Century Architecture    2. Architecture    3. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    4. General    5. International Architecture - General    6. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings    7. Urban Architecture    8. Architecture / General   

Subjects:  1. Architectural design    2. Architecture and state    3. Art & Art Instruction    4. Design - General    5. Government policy    6. Great Britain    7. Architecture / Planning    8. Central government policies    9. City & town planning - architectural aspects   

Subjects:  1. Government - State & Provincial    2. Government - U.S. Government    3. Political Science    4. Politics / Current Events    5. Politics/International Relations    6. Public Affairs & Administration    7. Public Finance    8. Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.    9. Local government    10. USA