ISBN:
9781529225174
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (214 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
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Keywords:
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Abstract:
This book offers a unique look at streets as locations that can evolve to support the economic, social, cultural and natural aspects of cities. It focuses on how the power of streets can be harnessed to shape more dynamic spaces for walking, biking and living and stimulate urban vitality and community regeneration.
Abstract:
Front Cover -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of contents -- List of figures and tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- From the villages of Africa, to the hills of Italy, to the passages of Paris -- Not just complete: street design and urban vitality -- An Achilles heel -- The organization of this book -- 2 A Recent History of the Street -- The street and the industrial city -- 20th-century development and housing -- Issues of physical and social health related to sprawl -- The 21st-century response: a contrasting view of urbanism -- Summary -- 3 The Street for Transport -- Simplifying the language of street design -- The theory behind why people walk, bike, take transit or drive -- A hierarchy of user needs for the street -- Moving from behavior to design: answering questions -- The rebirth of the street as transport in New York -- 14th Street -- Broadway -- Simple solutions beyond New York -- 4 The Street as Economic Space -- Chicago -- Chicago: economic regeneration through complete streets -- Louisville: harnessing the economic power of the street -- London: moving to experimentation -- Congestion pricing and related investment -- 5 The Street as Social Space -- Delhi, India -- San Francisco: defining walkable places and culture -- Beyond San Francisco -- Bell Street Park, Seattle, Washington -- Freiburg, Germany -- 6 The Street as Cultural Space -- Ciclovía and a culture of cycling -- San Luis Obispo Farmers' Market -- Reinforcing the artistic culture of a city: the case of Santiago, Chile -- A community decision to celebrate the street -- 7 The Street as a Natural Space -- Biophilia and biophilic design -- Integrating nature into city streets -- Urban greening in China and Australia -- Starting at the beginning -- 8 Challenges to Ending the Road.
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