strategies for crafting public space Bain, Lesley 1955- creator Gray, Barbara 1966- Rodgers, Dave 1969- text bibliography nju 2012 monographic eng

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xvi, 316 p. ill., maps 21 x 26 cm. "Written for teams of engineers, transportation planners, landscape architects, and urban planners, this book provides a broad overview of the growing approach towards complete and sustainable street design. Its contents present the background on modern street design and where it has failed, describe a series of street typologies, and demonstrate, through geographically diverse case studies, the applicable lessons learned from each. Featuring examples from over two dozen completed street design projects around the world, it provides practical guidance on the complete street approach to sustainable and community-minded street and road design"--planners, landscape architects and urban planners, the book provides a broad overview of the design and policy tools that have been successful, presents background on modern street design and where it has failed in many aspects, describes a series of street typologies, and demonstrates, through a variety of geographically diverse case studies, the applicable lessons learned from each"--. Lesley Bain, Barbara Gray, Dave Rodgers. Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-309) and index. City planning ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning Community development Sustainable urban development HT165.5 B35 2012 711/.4 9780470903810 9781118180082 9781118180099 9781118181812 9781118182000 9781118182017 2011040421 pucpr 160316 20201007143319.0 eng