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.

Download or read book State Planning written by United States. National Resources Planning Board and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Land Use Regulation written by Daniel P. Selmi and published by Aspen Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-01 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land Use Regulation: Cases and Materials, Fifth Edition is a dynamic, scholarly, yet practical teaching approach that focuses on the role of the lawyer in land use regulatory matters and the factors that influence land development decisions. Offering more comprehensive changes than in any edition since the book was first published, the Fifth Edition offers a new chapter addressing emerging issues in the field, including regulation of medical marijuana and fracking, responses to problems posed by vulnerable populations such as the homeless, continuing developments in “smart growth,” and changes in redevelopment law. It also features a thorough reorganization of takings materials, combining all of them in one chapter and addressing emerging issues.

Download or read book A Comprehensive Treatise on the Water Supply of Cities and Towns written by William Humber and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Master Plan of the Town of Kapaa written by Hawaii. Territorial Planning Board and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Revision to the Comprehensive Plan for West Mead Township Crawford County Pennsylvania written by West Mead Township Planning Commission and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Publication written by Hawaii. Territorial Planning Board and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Urban Spaces 3 written by John Dixon and published by Visual Reference Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Urban Land Institute has again cooperated with Visual Reference Publications to co-sponsor this third volume titled Urban Spaces No. 3, which showcases more than 140 outstanding urban/mixed use design projects by leading architects, landscape architects, urban designers and planners. This 320 page volume with over 500 beautifully reproduced full-colour images is an invaluable reference for urban planners, public officials, building committees, and professionals who are responsible for the planning, design, and construction of urban developments of all kinds.

Download or read book Zoning and Planning Law Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sustainable Urban Development Reader written by Stephen M. Wheeler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the success of its second edition, the third edition of the Sustainable Urban Development Reader provides a generous selection of classic and contemporary readings giving a broad introduction to this topic. It begins by tracing the roots of the sustainable development concept in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, before presenting readings on a number of dimensions of the sustainability concept. Topics covered include land use and urban design, transportation, ecological planning and restoration, energy and materials use, economic development, social and environmental justice, and green architecture and building. All sections have a concise editorial introduction that places the selection in context and suggests further reading. Additional sections cover tools for sustainable development, international sustainable development, visions of sustainable community and case studies from around the world. The book also includes educational exercises for individuals, university classes, or community groups, and an extensive list of recommended readings. The anthology remains unique in presenting a broad array of classic and contemporary readings in this field, each with a concise introduction placing it within the context of this evolving discourse. The Sustainable Urban Development Reader presents an authoritative overview of the field using original sources in a highly readable format for university classes in urban studies, environmental studies, the social sciences, and related fields. It also makes a wide range of sustainable urban planning-related material available to the public in a clear and accessible way, forming an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the future of urban environments.

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Download or read book By Right By Design written by Liz Falletta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housing is an essential, but complex, product, so complex that professionals involved in its production, namely, architects, real estate developers and urban planners, have difficulty agreeing on “good” housing outcomes. Less-than-optimal solutions that have resulted from a too narrow focus on one discipline over others are familiar: high design that is costly to build that makes little contribution to the public realm, highly profitable but seemingly identical “cookie-cutter” dwellings with no sense of place and well-planned neighborhoods full of generically designed, unmarketable product types. Differing roles, languages and criteria for success shape these perspectives, which, in turn, influence attitudes about housing regulation. Real estate developers, for example, prefer projects that can be built “as-of-right” or “by-right,” meaning that they can be approved quickly because they meet all current planning, zoning and building code requirements. Design-focused projects, heretofore “by-design,” by contrast, often require time to challenge existing regulatory codes, pursuing discretionary modifications meant to maximize design innovation and development potential. Meanwhile, urban planners work to establish and mediate the threshold between by-right and by-design processes by setting housing standards and determining appropriate housing policy. But just what is the right line between “by-right” and “by-design”? By-Right, By-Design provides a historical perspective, conceptual frameworks and practical strategies that cross and connect the diverse professions involved in housing production. The heart of the book is a set of six cross-disciplinary comparative case studies, each examining a significant Los Angeles housing design precedent approved by-variance and its associated development type approved as of right. Each comparison tells a different story about the often-hidden relationships among the three primary disciplines shaping the built environment, some of which uphold, and others of which transgress, conventional disciplinary stereotypes.

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