Urban Design Reclaimed Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners

Name: Urban Design Reclaimed Tools, Techniques, and Strategies for Planners
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ISBN: 9781932364637

ISBN-10: 1932364633

ISBN-13: 9781932364637

Edition: 2009

Authors: Emily Talen, Emily Talen

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There are two kinds of urban design: the kind that shapes skylines and the kind that shapes communities. For the past several decades, planners-who are trained to think about how communities function-have ceded their role in urban design to architects-who are trained to think about how buildings look.In Urban Design Reclaimed,Talen challenges planners to reengage in urban design to ensure that it supports diverse, sustainable, vibrant and equitable communities. She shows planners how design influences their ability to reach social goals such as diversity, environmental sensitivity, sense of place, and quality of life-and how they can influence design.This how-to book provides some of the…

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List price: $79.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 4/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 103
Size: 10.75" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English