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Urban design and the bottom line : optimizing the return on perception

Title
Urban design and the bottom line : optimizing the return on perception / Dennis Jerke, Douglas R. Porter, Terry J. Lassar.
Author
Jerke, Dennis.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : ULI-Urban Land Institute, [2008], ©2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Porter, Douglas R.
  • Lassar, Terry J.
Description
vii, 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color plans; 27 cm
Summary
"Both the public and private sectors are recognizing that investing in high-quality design is good for business and the community. This practical book describes how to employ the power of design to create and capture added value in the built environment. It examines the many opportunities for using urban design strategically to generate a Return on Perception - the payoff in economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-249).
Contents
1. The Design Dividend -- 2. Architecture and Perception -- 3. Green Infrastructure and Urban Form -- 4. Transportation and Urban Connectivity -- 5. Water Settings and the Urban Image -- 6. Implementing Good Design -- App. A. A Framework for Measuring Design Dividends -- App. B. Image Systems Planning: A Holistic Approach.
ISBN
  • 9780874209969
  • 087420996X
LCCN
  • 2008038480
  • 40016328121
OCLC
  • ocn213449491
  • 213449491
  • SCSB-9245198
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries