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050		4	_aHT151 -- .W55 2009eb
100	1		_aWhyte, William H.
245	1	0	_aCity : _bRediscovering the Center.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aPhiladelphia : _bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, _c2009.
264		4	_c©2009.
300			_a1 online resource (405 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Social Life of the Street -- 3 Street People -- 4 The Skilled Pedestrian -- 5 The Physical Street -- 6 The Sensory Street -- 7 The Design of Spaces -- 8 Water, Wind, Trees, and Light -- 9 The Management of Spaces -- 10 The Undesirables -- 11 Carrying Capacity -- 12 Steps and Entrances -- 13 Concourses and Skyways -- 14 Megastructures -- 15 Blank Walls -- 16 The Rise and Fall of Incentive Zoning -- 17 Sun and Shadow -- 18 Bounce Light -- 19 Sun Easements -- 20 The Corporate Exodus -- 21 The Semi-Cities -- 22 How to Dullify Downtown -- 23 Tightening Up -- 24 The Case for Gentrification -- 25 Return to the Agora -- APPENDICES A. Digest of Open-Space Zoning Provisions in New York City -- B. Mandating of Retailing at Street Level -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
520			_aIn a challenging and provocative book, William Whyte, author of the classic The Organization Man, observes the influence public spaces have on the people who use them. In this exploration of pedestrian behavior and urban dynamics, he calls on city planners to provide functional, pleasant places to live and work.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aUnderhill, Paco.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aWhyte, William H. _tCity _dPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press,c2009 _z9780812220742
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3441790 _zClick to View
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