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Book Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Urban Land Use Data

Download or read book Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Urban Land Use Data written by Robert Charles Otte and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A City Is Not a Computer

Download or read book A City Is Not a Computer written by Shannon Mattern and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold reassessment of "smart cities" that reveals what is lost when we conceive of our urban spaces as computers Computational models of urbanism—smart cities that use data-driven planning and algorithmic administration—promise to deliver new urban efficiencies and conveniences. Yet these models limit our understanding of what we can know about a city. A City Is Not a Computer reveals how cities encompass myriad forms of local and indigenous intelligences and knowledge institutions, arguing that these resources are a vital supplement and corrective to increasingly prevalent algorithmic models. Shannon Mattern begins by examining the ethical and ontological implications of urban technologies and computational models, discussing how they shape and in many cases profoundly limit our engagement with cities. She looks at the methods and underlying assumptions of data-driven urbanism, and demonstrates how the "city-as-computer" metaphor, which undergirds much of today's urban policy and design, reduces place-based knowledge to information processing. Mattern then imagines how we might sustain institutions and infrastructures that constitute more diverse, open, inclusive urban forms. She shows how the public library functions as a steward of urban intelligence, and describes the scales of upkeep needed to sustain a city's many moving parts, from spinning hard drives to bridge repairs. Incorporating insights from urban studies, data science, and media and information studies, A City Is Not a Computer offers a visionary new approach to urban planning and design.

Book Strong Towns

    Book Details:
  • Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2019-10-01
  • ISBN : 1119564816
  • Pages : 262 pages

Download or read book Strong Towns written by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports

Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Planning and Urban Design Standards

Download or read book Planning and Urban Design Standards written by American Planning Association and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design. Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme--from street plantings to new subdivisions. Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including: * Plans and plan making * Environmental planning and management * Building types * Transportation * Utilities * Parks and open space, farming, and forestry * Places and districts * Design considerations * Projections and demand analysis * Impact assessment * Mapping * Legal foundations * Growth management preservation, conservation, and reuse * Economic and real estate development Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for various types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping and GIS. In addition, expert advice guides readers on practical and graphical skills, such as mapping, plan types, and transportation planning.

Book Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1998

Download or read book Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1998 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications  Cumulative Index

Download or read book Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications Cumulative Index written by United States. Superintendent of Documents and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 1408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Amber Waves

Download or read book Amber Waves written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Housing and Planning References

Download or read book Housing and Planning References written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book News notes

Download or read book News notes written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A Consolidated Bibliography on Land related Information Systems

Download or read book A Consolidated Bibliography on Land related Information Systems written by Alberta. Land-Related Information Services Group and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land-related information systems (LRIS) are collections of information which are gathered, stored, retrieved, analysed, and disseminated on the basis of spatial (i.e. geographic) criteria, and the systems (manual or computerized) which support them. Land-related information ranges from geodetic survey points, through administrative information pertaining to ownership, occupancy and value of land, to attribute information describing the land or activities and structures on it. The literature cited in this consolidated bibliography concerns the development and use of LRIS. All phases in the development of a system are covered from planning, through design, data collection, coding, storage and manipulation to analysis and display. Literature on theoretical foundations, development principles and quidelines, and aspects of LRIS development (e.g., economic or legal) also has been referenced, along with that containing descriptions of a variety of geographic-based information systems in many disciplines. In addition, the various areas of application of land-related information, particular needs and use are covered.

Book Housing and Planning References

Download or read book Housing and Planning References written by United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis

Download or read book Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Computerized Geographic Coding

Download or read book Computerized Geographic Coding written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: