Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, Implementation

by Jonathan Barnett

Book Overview

This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. Too often, no one is happy with new development: Public officials must choose among unappealing alternatives, developers are frustrated and the public is angry. But growing political support for urban design, developers' interest in community building and successful examples of redesigned cities all over the U.S. are hopeful signs of change. The author explains how design...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1884829708
• ISBN13: 9781884829703
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"