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An introduction to urban design
- Title
- An introduction to urban design / by Jonathan Barnett.
- Author
- Barnett, Jonathan.
- Publication
- New York : Harper & Row, ©1982.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | NA9031 .B33 1982 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 260 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- The author uses his experience as an urban designer in New York City to examine the nature of city planning and how it can improve urban life.
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- Note
- Includes index.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part 1. The Changing context for urban design -- Cities can be designed -- Environmental design and environmental conservation -- Community participation in urban design decisions -- Urban design and the preservation movement -- Part 2. Designing cities without designing buildings -- Zoning, mapping, and urban renewal as Urban design techniques -- The evolution of New York City's special zoning districts -- Comprehensive policies to replace special zoning districts -- The San Francisco Urban design plan -- Design formations for planned communities -- Part 3. The Elements of a design and development strategy -- Land-use strategies -- A public open-space policy -- Standards for street furniture, lighting, and signs -- Transportation and urban design policy -- Legislative standards for urban design -- A public investment strategy.
- ISBN
- 0064303764
- 9780064303767
- 0064301141
- 9780064301145
- LCCN
- 81047792
- OCLC
- ocm07671415
- 7671415
- SCSB-33707
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- Princeton University Library