Friedman, Avi.

Planning the New Suburbia : Flexibility by Design. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (207 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- 1 Reformers And Regulations -- 2 Evolution Of The Suburban Ideal -- 3 Designing Flexible Outgrowth: Precendent Models -- 4 Planning For Change Within Existing Communities -- 5 Planning For Change Of New Communities -- 6 Planning For Change Of New Communities In Old Neighbourhoods -- 7 A Look To The Future -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Index.

Everybody sneers at the suburb, but two-thirds of us now live there. Friedman's book shows how we might make the suburb liveable, affordable, adaptable and environmentally sustainable -- make them into real neighbourhoods.

9780774850131


Suburbs.
Suburbs -- Case studies.
City planning.
Community development, Urban.


Electronic books.

HT351 -- .F75 2001eb

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