Above and Beyond Visualizing Change in Small Towns and Rural Areas |
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| Author:
| Campoli, Julie
Humstone, Elizabeth
MacLean, Alex |
| ISBN: | 978-1-884829-50-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $124.00 |
Book Description:
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This book argues for a return to traditional development patterns that produce more compact cities and towns. Highlighting widespread trends in contemporary land development-from fragmentation (our tendency to spread out) to separation (our tendency to allocate separate areas of town for living, working, shopping and playing)-the authors offer case examples of communities that have succeeded in curbing those trends. They show how these communities have invigorated their town...
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This book argues for a return to traditional development patterns that produce more compact cities and towns. Highlighting widespread trends in contemporary land development-from fragmentation (our tendency to spread out) to separation (our tendency to allocate separate areas of town for living, working, shopping and playing)-the authors offer case examples of communities that have succeeded in curbing those trends. They show how these communities have invigorated their town centers; lured home buyers back to town; integrated working, shopping and recreation areas; nurtured a sense of identity and community; rewritten land-use regulations to allow for more compact developing; and overcome the ""cars rule"" mentality of suburban development. "