Good Urbanism : Six Steps to Creating Prosperous Places - Ellin, Nan.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013)
Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Urban Desiderata: A Path toward Prosperity -- 3. The Tao of Urbanism: Rendering the Latent Manifest and the Possible Inevitable. Case Studies: The High Line, Canalscape -- 4. Co-Creation: From Egosystem to Ecosystem. Case Studies: Civic Center, Envision Utah, BIMStorm and Onuma System -- 5. Going with the Flow: The New Design with Nature. Case Studies: Open Space Seattle 2100, The CEDAR Approach, University of Arkansas Community Design Center -- 6. The Art of Urbanism: A Practice Primer. Case Studies: Sunrise Park, Groundwork -- 7. From Good to Great Urbanism: Beyond Sustainability to Prosperity -- 8. Sideways Urbanism: Rotating the Pyramid -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A: Themes/Features of Good Urbanism -- Appendix B: Good Urbanism Is -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Keywords: Environment; Landscape architecture; Urban planning; City planning; Ecosystems; Renewable energy resources; Environment, general; Landscape Architecture; Urbanism; Ecosystems; Renewable and Green Energy