Overview
- The theories presented in the well-reviewed Integral Urbanism are expanded upon and applied to real projects
- Offers a six-step process for achieving good urbanism clearly applied within case studies by use of process icons
- Nan Ellin is a seasoned author who is well recognized in academic and professional circles
Part of the book series: Metropolitan Planning + Design (METRO)
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About this book
We all have a natural nesting instinct—we know what makes a good place. And a consensus has developed among urban planners and designers about the essential components of healthy, prosperous communities. So why aren’t these ideals being put into practice?
In Good Urbanism, Ellin identifies the obstacles to creating thriving environments, and presents a 6-step process to overcome them: prospect, polish, propose, prototype, promote, present. Ellin illustrates the process with ten exemplary projects, from Envision Utah to Open Space Seattle.
For planners, urban designers, community developers, and students of these fields, Ellin’s innovative approach offers an inspired, yet concrete path to building good places.
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Book Title: Good Urbanism
Book Subtitle: Six Steps to Creating Prosperous Places
Authors: Nan Ellin
Series Title: Metropolitan Planning + Design
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-447-5
Publisher: Island Press Washington, DC
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Nan Ellin 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61091-447-5Published: 28 February 2013
Series ISSN: 2945-543X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5448
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 174
Topics: Environment, general, Landscape Architecture, Urbanism, Ecosystems, Renewable and Green Energy