Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design (Samuel and Althea Stroum Books)
Book Details
Author(s)Douglas Kelbaugh
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
ISBN / ASIN0295975903
ISBN-139780295975900
AvailabilityUsually ships in 1-2 business days
Sales Rank3,017,915
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Common Place is about how we can develop community and create convivial and sustainable places in the face of disjointed and fast-paced growth. It offers strategies for reclaiming and repairing our neighborhoods and cities, which today are increasingly dominated by fear and disintegration and the automobile. Kelbaugh looks at New Urbanism, Urban Villages, Pedestrian Pockets, and Transit-Oriented Development concepts which he helped pioneer. Bridging academic theory and on-the-ground practice, Common Place is an indispensable book for designers, planners, city officials, developers, environmentalists, and citizens interested in understanding and shaping the American metropolis.
