Master-Planned Communities: Lessons from the Developments of Chuck Cobb

By Kalvin Platt

Book Overview

Describing a wide range of communities, this record offers practical information for sustainability-oriented developers and urban-design professionals. Packed with outstanding photography, this overview of projects developed over the past 50 years discusses the importance of open space, mixed housing types, connectivity, and other smart-growth features in master-planned communities. This book is a must read for those in the real estate industry, including developers, planners, architects, and consultants.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874201616
• ISBN13: 9780874201611
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Urban Land Institute
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 12.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.3"