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The Nature of Urban Design A New York Perspective on Resilience

The best cities become an ingrained part of their residents’ identities. Urban design is the key to this process, but all too often, citizens abandon it to professionals, unable to see a way to express what they love and value in their own neighborhoods. In this visually rich book, Alexandros Washbu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Washburn, Alexandros
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC Island Press/Center for Resource Economics 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Subjects:
Design
Climate Change
Pollution
City Planning
Pollution, General
Urban Planning
Design, General
Urbanism
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Why Should We Care About Cities?
  • Chapter 2. The Process of Urban Design
  • Chapter 3. The Products of Urban Design
  • Chapter 4. The Process and Products of the High Line
  • Chapter 5. Urban Design for Greater Resilience
  • Epilogue
  • Endnotes
  • Index

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