Good Urbanism : Six Steps to Creating Prosperous Places /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ellin, Nan. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
Edition:	1st ed. 2013.
Series:	Metropolitan Planning + Design
Subjects:	Environment. Landscape architecture. Urban planning. City planning. Ecosystems. Renewable energy resources. Environment, general. Landscape Architecture. Urbanism. Renewable and Green Energy.

Table of Contents:

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.

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