The American city : what works, what doesn't / Alexander Garvin
By: Garvin, Alexander.
Publisher: N. Y. : McGraw-Hill, c2002Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiv, 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0071373675 (hbk.).Subject(s): City planning -- United States -- Case studiesDDC classification: 711.40973Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 4, Shelf 29 , Side 2, TierNo 5, BayNo 5 |
711.40973 GAR (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | SABDx,23003,02,CL | 5000037904 |
Preface to the first edition. - Preface to the second edition. - Acknowledgments. - 1. A realistic approach to city and suburban planning. - 2. Ingredients of success. - 3. Parks and playgrounds. - 4. Palaces for the people. - 5. Retail shopping. - 6. Urban redevelopment. - 7. Planning for pedestrians. - 8. Increasing the housing supply. - 9. Reducing housing cost. - 10. Housing rehabilitation. - 11. Clearing the slums. - 12. Revitalizing neighborhoods. - 13. Residential suburbs. - 14. New-towns-in-towns. - 15. New-towns-in-the-country. - 16. Land use regulation. - 17. Preserving the past. - 18. Comprehensive planning. - Index.