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Creating Vibrant Public Spaces : Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Washington, D. C. : Island Press, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (225 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610910569
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Creating Vibrant Public SpacesDDC classification:
  • 307.1/2160973
LOC classification:
  • HT169.U5 C73 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: A Philosophical Basis for Downtown Design -- Chapter 2: Space and Land Use Configuration in Historic Commercial Districts -- Chapter 3: Connections: Neighborhood and Downtown -- Chapter 4: Walking Downtown: The Visitor's Experience -- Chapter 5: The Arrangement of Parking: A Design Perspective -- Chapter 6: Streetscape and Public Space Design Guidelines -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: Clearly written and with numerous photos to enhance the text, Creating Vibrant Public Spaces uses examples from communities across the United States to illustrate the potential for restoring the balance provided by older urban centers between automobile access and "walkability." In advice that can be applied to a variety of settings and scales, Crankshaw describes the tenets of contemporary design theory, how to understand the physical evolution of towns, how to analyze existing conditions, and how to evaluate the feasibility of design recommendations.
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: A Philosophical Basis for Downtown Design -- Chapter 2: Space and Land Use Configuration in Historic Commercial Districts -- Chapter 3: Connections: Neighborhood and Downtown -- Chapter 4: Walking Downtown: The Visitor's Experience -- Chapter 5: The Arrangement of Parking: A Design Perspective -- Chapter 6: Streetscape and Public Space Design Guidelines -- Notes -- Index.

Clearly written and with numerous photos to enhance the text, Creating Vibrant Public Spaces uses examples from communities across the United States to illustrate the potential for restoring the balance provided by older urban centers between automobile access and "walkability." In advice that can be applied to a variety of settings and scales, Crankshaw describes the tenets of contemporary design theory, how to understand the physical evolution of towns, how to analyze existing conditions, and how to evaluate the feasibility of design recommendations.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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