Intown Living: A Different American Dream - Brossura

Breen, Ann; Rigby, Dick

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1597260029 ISBN 13: 9781597260022

Casa editrice: Island Pr, 2005

Riassunto

After decades of abandonment, cities across North America are experiencing a renaissance. A new generation is seeking greater excitement and diversity than the typical suburban subdivision offers and many people are instead looking to make their homes in lively urban environments.

In Intown Living, authors Ann Breen and Dick Rigby document this movement, arguing that if properly nurtured, it could help slow current patterns of sprawling development and help revitalize America's cities. They illustrate the many benefits of city living and offer strategies and encouragement for public officials and private developers to team up and expand central city housing opportunities.

The authors present in-depth studies of eight cities--Atlanta; Dallas; Houston; Memphis; Minneapolis; New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia--that are experiencing this type of renaissance, and consider common elements shared by the cities, as well as their differences.

Intown Living is an important new resource for a wide audience of professionals involved with urban design and planning. It will also be of interest to the many people concerned with historic preservation or smart growth, and for students and researchers involved with urban studies and related fields.

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L'autore

Ann Breen and Dick Rigby are codirectors of the Washington, D.C.-based Waterfront Center, a non-profit research and education organization they founded in 1981 to promote best practices in redeveloping urban waterfront resources.

Product Description

Book by Breen Ann Rigby Dick

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Island Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1597260029
• ISBN 13: 9781597260022
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 285