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Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (190 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610910590
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Design Charrettes for Sustainable CommunitiesDDC classification:
  • 307.1/216
LOC classification:
  • HT166
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Charrette Theory for People in a Hurry -- 2: Two Kinds of Charrettes -- 3: The Design Brief -- 4: The Nine Rules for a Good Charrette -- 5: The Workshops -- 6: The Charrette -- 7: After the Charrette -- Case Study 1: The East Clayton Sustainable Community Design Charrette -- Case Study 2: The Damascus Area Design Workshop -- Appendix: Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities Links Page -- Endnotes -- Index.
Summary: A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, clean, and equitable communities. The design charrette has become an increasingly popular way to engage the public and stakeholders in public planning, and Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities shows how citizens and officials can use this tool to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community.
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Intro -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Charrette Theory for People in a Hurry -- 2: Two Kinds of Charrettes -- 3: The Design Brief -- 4: The Nine Rules for a Good Charrette -- 5: The Workshops -- 6: The Charrette -- 7: After the Charrette -- Case Study 1: The East Clayton Sustainable Community Design Charrette -- Case Study 2: The Damascus Area Design Workshop -- Appendix: Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities Links Page -- Endnotes -- Index.

A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, clean, and equitable communities. The design charrette has become an increasingly popular way to engage the public and stakeholders in public planning, and Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities shows how citizens and officials can use this tool to change the way they make decisions, especially when addressing issues of the sustainable community.

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