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  • © 2016

What Makes a Great City

Authors:

  1. Alexander Garvin

    1. 3090 c/o Scott Meredith Literary Agency, New York, USA

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  • Written by an established expert on urban space

  • Includes a beautifully designed four-color interior with original photos by the author

  • Showcases the author's first-hand knowledge and experience of every place described in the book

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. The Importance of the Public Realm

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Characteristics of a Great Public Realm

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 11-18

  4. Open to Anybody

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 21-55

  5. Something for Everybody

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 57-89

  6. Attracting and Retaining Market Demand

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 91-122

  7. Providing a Framework for Successful Urbanization

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 125-156

  8. Sustaining a Habitable Environment

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 159-193

  9. Nurturing and Supporting a Civil Society

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 195-217

  10. Using the Public Realm to Shape Everyday Life

    • Richard Heinberg
    Pages 219-245

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 291-312
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About this book



This volume will help readers understand that any city can be changed for the better and inspire entrepreneurs, public officials, and city residents to do it themselves.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • 3090 c/o Scott Meredith Literary Agency, New York, USA

    Alexander Garvin

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About the author

Alexander Garvin is currently an adjunct professor at the Yale School of Architecture and President and CEO of AGA Public Realm Strategists, Inc., a planning and design firm in New York City that is responsible for the initial master plans for the Atlanta BeltLine as well as other significant public-realm projects throughout the United States. Between 1996 and 2005 he was managing director for planning at NYC2012, the committee to bring the Summer Olympics to New York in 2012. During 2002–2003, he was Vice President for Planning, Design and Development of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. Over the last 46 years, he has held prominent positions in five New York City administrations, including Deputy Commissioner of Housing and City Planning Commissioner.
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