essential elements of sustainable urban districts Cherry, Nathan creator Nagle, Kurt. text index 2009 First Published monographic eng

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200 p. ill. ; maps ; plans ; 23cm. This book is a unique approach to understanding urban design through scientific, empirical research. The authors examined more than 100 successful projects throughout North America to identify differences and commonalities, and they discovered universal elements that characterize sustainable urban districts. By pursuing these essential elements, designers and developers can create successful places in their communities. Myriad plans, sections, diagrams, and charts illustrate how each district works at an extremely detailed level. Concrete examples make Grid / Street / Place a must read for anyone interested in the working strategies of urban design -- Contents : iii Acknowledgments -- 4 Introduction -- 6 Essay Building the Legible City -- Section One Classic Districts : 16 Classic Districts Key Map -- 17 District Views -- 18 Classic District Comparison Chart -- 20 Classic Districts Scale Comparison Shopping / Working Districts 22 -- 22 Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri -- 23 Highland Park Village, Dallas -- 24 Mizner Park, Boca Raton, Florida -- 25 Reston Town Center, Reston, Virginia -- 26 State Street, Santa Barbara, California -- 27 Westwood Village, Los Angeles -- 28 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida Transit Villages -- 29 Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York -- 30 Market Square, Lake Forest, Illinois -- 31 Shaker Square, Cleveland New Communities -- 32 Celebration, Florida -- 33 Coral Gables, Florida -- 34 Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, California -- 35 Mariemont, Ohio -- 36 Summary Findings -- Section Two Mixed Use Districts : 40 Mixed Use Districts Key Map -- 41 District Views -- 42 Figure Ground -- 44 Circulation / Block Size -- 46 Land Use Mix -- 48 Commercial Footprint -- 50 Residential Mix -- 52 Open Space Network -- 54 Charts -- 60 Summary Findings -- Section Three Squares, Greens, and Parks : 64 Public Spaces Scale Comparison -- 65 Squares: Essential Characteristics -- 66 Greens: Essential Characteristics -- 67 Parks: Essential Characteristics -- 68 Squares, Greens, and Parks Key Map -- 69 Spatial Enclosure -- 70 Public Space Scale Comparison Squares -- 76 Southlake Town Square Park, Southlake, Texas -- 78 Southlake Town Square Plaza, Southlake, Texas -- 80 Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga, California -- 82 Jamison Square, Portland, Oregon -- 84 Legacy Town Center, Plano, Texas -- 86 Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon -- 88 Pershing Square, Los Angeles -- 90 Union Square, San Francisco -- 92 Belmar Town Center, Lakewood, Colorado -- 94 Campus Martius, Detroit -- 96 Post Office Square, Boston -- 98 Santana Row, San Jose, California -- 100 Maguire Gardens, Los Angeles -- 102 Rockefeller Center, New York -- 104 Times Square, New York -- Greens -- 106 Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle -- 108 Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco -- 110 Addison Circle Park, Addison, Texas -- 112 Union Square, New York -- 114 Bryant Park, New York -- Parks -- 116 Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle -- 118 Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta -- 120 Millennium Park, Chicago -- 122 Boston Public Garden, Boston -- 124 Charts -- 126 Summary Findings -- Section Four SHOPPING STREETS : 130 Shopping Streets: Configurations -- 132 Relationship to Arterial -- 133 Typical Section -- 134 "Zoned" Sidewalk -- 135 Outdoor Dining Options -- 136 Shopping Streets Key Map -- 137 Spatial Enclosure / Street Dimensions -- 138 Shopping Streets Scale Comparison -- 140 Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California -- 144 Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California -- 148 Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, California -- 152 Venice Boardwalk, Venice, California -- 158 Summary Findings -- Section Five Places : 162 Places : Configurations -- 163 Passages : Configurations -- 164 Places Key Map -- 165 Spatial Enclosure / Places Dimensions -- 168 Americana at Brand, Glendale, California -- 172 Edgemar, Santa Monica, California -- 176 The Groove, Los Angeles -- 180 L.A. Live, Los Angeles -- 184 One Colorado, Pasadena, California -- 188 Via Rodeo, Beverly Hills, California -- 192 Summary Findings -- 194 Conclusion -- 198 Index -- specialized Nathan Cherry with Kurt Nagle. Include Index. City planning United States Public spaces Case studies Case studies Public spaces Pictorial works United States Sustainable urban development City planning United States City planning United States Central business districts United States United States HC110.E5 C44 2009 9781932364729 9781932364712 pucpr 111412 20241107152017.0 eng