Design for Diversity Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods

Name: Design for Diversity Exploring Socially Mixed Neighborhoods
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ISBN: 9780750681179

ISBN-10: 0750681179

ISBN-13: 9780750681179

Edition: 2008

Authors: Emily Talen, Sungduck Lee

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The city is more than just a sum of its buildings; it is the sum of its communities. The most successful urban communities are very often those that are the most diverse - in terms of income, age, family structure and ethnicity - and yet poor urban design and planning can stifle the very diversity that makes communities successful. Just as poor urban design can lead to sterile monoculture, successful planning can support the conditions needed for diverse communities. Emily Talen explores the linkage between urban forms and social diversity, and how one impacts the other. Learning the lessons from past successes and failures, and building from detailed case studies of different…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 252
Size: 9.50" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Introduction: Diversity and Design



The Argument - Separation vs. Diversity


Why Diversity?


Why Design?



The Context -Patterns


The Interviews



The Strategies - Mix


Connection


Security


Conclusion: Policy and Process


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