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Distributed for the American Planning Association

Jonathan Barnett

Redesigning Cities

Principles, Practice, Implementation

312 pages,  7 x 10  © 2003

Cloth $45.95

ISBN: 9781884829710   Published January 2003

Paper $37.95

ISBN: 9781884829703   Published October 2008

Foreword by Sen. Lincoln Chafee
 
Prologue: The New Politics of Urban Design
 
Part I: Principles
     1.  Community - Life Takes Place on Foot
     2.  Livability - Urbanism Old & New
     3.  Mobility - Parking, Transit, & Urban Form
     4.  Equity - Deconcentrating Poverty, Affordable Housing, & Environmental Justice
     5.  Sustainability - Smart Growth versus Sprawl
 
Part II: Practice
     6.  Designing New Neighborhoods
     7.  Reinventing Inner-City Neighborhoods
     8.  Restoring and Enhancing Neighborhoods
     9.  Redesigning Commercial Corridors
   10.  Turning Edge Cities into Real Cities
   11.  Keeping Downtowns Competitive
 
Part III: Implementation
   12.  Designing the Public Environment
   13.  Shaping Cities Through Development Regulations
   14.  Organization Structures for Urban Design
 
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