Author : Diane R. Suchman
Publisher :
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,93 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Learn how to develop profitable, market-rate infill housing in urban and inner-ring suburban areas. This book explains how to find and take advantage of opportunities and overcome obstacles.
Author : Diane R. Suchman
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 23,78 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
This volume provides the tools and strategies needed to develop successful inner-city infill housing. Comments from experts and case studies of innovative projects undertaken by for-profit developers offer insights into the challenges faced and techniques used.
Author : Barry Goodchild
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,13 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780754671251
While Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods provides a unique and comprehensive exploration of housing and planning from 1900 through to the present, it is more than a history of ideas and debates. Drawn from an eclectically wide range of information sources, it puts forward a lively and readable account of the changing urban landscapes of modern Britain.
Author : Congress for the New Urbanism
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
An agenda for thriving urban centers, the San Francisco-based Congress for the New Urbanism is a leading force for modern design that encourages viable neighborhoods, conserves natural environments, and preserves our architectural heritage. Charter of the New Urbanism introduces you to the work of the world-class planners, architects and other professionals who are making the new urbanism happen. Charter contributors, including Andres Duany, Peter Calthorpe, and Liz Moule, explain strategies that range from large-scale, regional, to small-scale: blocks, streets and buildings. Revealing case studies help you understand the impact of geography, economics,development and urban patterns, public and private uses, transportation and pedestrian access, housing, building densities and land uses, codes, parks, shared use, safety, preservation and renewal, community identity and much more in this invaluable resource for design professionals.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 43,27 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Inner cities
ISBN :
Author : Roger W. Caves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Cities and towns
ISBN : 0415252253
A first-class work of reference that will be both an essential resource for independent study as well as a useful aid in teaching: a solid but also provocative starting point for wider exploration of the city.
Author : Real Estate Research Corporation
Publisher : Planners Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 27,4 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Author : Nancy Brooks
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1027 pages
File Size : 24,87 MB
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195380622
This volume embodies a problem-driven and theoretically informed approach to bridging frontier research in urban economics and urban/regional planning. The authors focus on the interface between these two subdisciplines that have historically had an uneasy relationship. Although economists were among the early contributors to the literature on urban planning, many economists have been dismissive of a discipline whose leading scholars frequently favor regulations over market institutions, equity over efficiency, and normative prescriptions over positive analysis. Planners, meanwhile, even as they draw upon economic principles, often view the work of economists as abstract, not sensitive to institutional contexts, and communicated in a formal language spoken by few with decision making authority. Not surprisingly, papers in the leading economic journals rarely cite clearly pertinent papers in planning journals, and vice versa. Despite the historical divergence in perspectives and methods, urban economics and urban planning share an intense interest in many topic areas: the nature of cities, the prosperity of urban economies, the efficient provision of urban services, efficient systems of transportation, and the proper allocation of land between urban and environmental uses. In bridging this gap, the book highlights the best scholarship in planning and economics that address the most pressing urban problems of our day and stimulates further dialog between scholars in urban planning and urban economics.
Author : Stockton Williams
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 19,10 MB
Release : 2016-12-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780874203967
Shifting Suburbs: Reinventing Infrastructure for Compact Development- Suburban housing markets across the United States are evolving rapidly and overall remain well-positioned to maintain their relevance for the foreseeable future as preferred places to live and work, even as many urban cores and downtown neighborhoods continue to attract new residents and businesses. Suburban housing dynamics increasingly reflect some of the most profound issues shaping our society, including aging, immigration, economic mobility, and evolving consumer preferences. As a result, suburbs will generate substantial residential development and redevelopment opportunities and challenges in the years ahead. -Housing in the Evolving American Suburb- This title describes different kinds of suburbs based on the key factors that define and determine their housing markets. The report classifies and compares suburbs in the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. and assesses the key issues that will shape suburban residential demand and development in the future. Suburban housing markets across the United States are evolving rapidly and overall remain well-positioned to maintain their relevance for the foreseeable future as preferred places to live and work, even as many urban cores and downtown neighborhoods continue to attract new residents and businesses. Suburban housing dynamics increasingly reflect some of the most profound issues shaping our society, including aging, immigration, economic mobility, and evolving consumer preferences. As a result, suburbs will generate substantial residential development and redevelopment opportunities and challenges in the years ahead. Housing in the Evolving American Suburb, describes different kinds of suburbs based on the key factors that define and determine their housing markets. The report classifies and compares suburbs in the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. and assesses the key issues that will shape suburban residential demand and development in the future."
Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 33,94 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1119564816
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.
