Above and Beyond
Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas
Distributed for American Planning Association
203 pages
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227 color illustrations
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8-1/2 x 10-3/4
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© 2003
Above and Beyond takes an aerial view to conclusively demonstrate how suburban sprawl is forever changing the look of America—and how that can be avoided. Alex MacLean's photographs—many of them combined with computer simulations to illustrate how landscapes are transformed over time—show how traditional development patterns produce more compact cities and towns. In conjunction, the authors introduce communities that have successfully fought sprawl, invigorated their town areas, and overcome the car-culture mentality of sprawl development. The case they make, and the examples they offer, will inspire planners, officials, and concerned citizens everywhere.
Contents
Introduction
Stepping back
Lay of the land
1. Reading patterns
2. Incremental change
Small steps, big changes
The hidden framework
A different framework
Planning ahead
3. Edges and centers
Migrations to the edge
Competition between edges and centers
Sowing jobs in green fields
Changes in the centers
New patterns of urban growth
Establishing a green belt
4. Fragmentation
The fragmented pattern
Loving the country to pieces
Rural homes and farmland
Land use regulations
Forest fragmentation and wildlife habitat
Early town building
A vision for protecting farmland and wildlife habitat
Keeping the country productive
Keeping the country wild
Taming resort development
Taking a regional approach
5. Separation
Divide and drive
Diversity in downtowns, monotony in fields
Public policy fuels separation
Real estate markets
More separation, More trips
Integration
Changing markets
Communities seek diversity
Public policy supports integration
6. Private space, public realm
Enclaves
De facto town makers
Placelessness
Common ground
Restoring balance
7. Scale
Needing and wanting more
Commercial space
Domestic space
The costs of sprawl
Supply or demand?
Bigger roads
Smaller spaces, better places
Meeting commericial needs
Small lot housing with big lot amenities
Community-minded regulations
8. Cars
People or cars
Size
Speed
Keeping the car in perspective
Fitting in
Park and walk
Divided loyalties
Cars are us
9. Above and beyond
Illustration sources
Bibliography
Index
Stepping back
Lay of the land
1. Reading patterns
2. Incremental change
Small steps, big changes
The hidden framework
A different framework
Planning ahead
3. Edges and centers
Migrations to the edge
Competition between edges and centers
Sowing jobs in green fields
Changes in the centers
New patterns of urban growth
Establishing a green belt
4. Fragmentation
The fragmented pattern
Loving the country to pieces
Rural homes and farmland
Land use regulations
Forest fragmentation and wildlife habitat
Early town building
A vision for protecting farmland and wildlife habitat
Keeping the country productive
Keeping the country wild
Taming resort development
Taking a regional approach
5. Separation
Divide and drive
Diversity in downtowns, monotony in fields
Public policy fuels separation
Real estate markets
More separation, More trips
Integration
Changing markets
Communities seek diversity
Public policy supports integration
6. Private space, public realm
Enclaves
De facto town makers
Placelessness
Common ground
Restoring balance
7. Scale
Needing and wanting more
Commercial space
Domestic space
The costs of sprawl
Supply or demand?
Bigger roads
Smaller spaces, better places
Meeting commericial needs
Small lot housing with big lot amenities
Community-minded regulations
8. Cars
People or cars
Size
Speed
Keeping the car in perspective
Fitting in
Park and walk
Divided loyalties
Cars are us
9. Above and beyond
Illustration sources
Bibliography
Index
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