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Good Urbanism

Six Steps to Creating Prosperous Places

Authors:

  1. Nan Ellin

    1. Dept. of City & Metropolitan Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah, USA

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  • 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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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Nan Ellin
    Pages 1-4

  7. The Art of Urbanism:A Practice Primer

    • Nan Ellin
    Pages 81-100

  9. Sideways Urbanism: Rotating the Pyramid

    • Nan Ellin
    Pages 115-122

  10. Conclusion

    • Nan Ellin
    Pages 123-126

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 127-164
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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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Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of City & Metropolitan Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City Utah, USA

    Nan Ellin

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About the author

Nan Ellin is Professor of Urbanism, Chair of the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah, and author of Postmodern Urbanism and Integral Urbanism.
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