the culture and craft of practical urbanism Shepard, Cassim, Cassim Shepard creator author. Genevro, Rosalie writer of foreword. text bibliography nyu 2017 monographic eng

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296 pages 26 cm Illus 26 cm "Drawing on six years as the editor of Urban Omnibus, one of the leading publications charting innovations in urban practice, Shepard explores a broad variety of projects in New York, a city at the forefront of experimental and practical research: a constructed wetland in Staten Island, a workforce development and technology program in Red Hook, Brooklyn, a public art installation in a Bronx housing project, a housing advocacy initiative in Jackson Heights, Queens. These and a wide variety of other examples in Citymakers comprise a cross-disciplinary, from-the-ground-up approach that encourage better choices for cities of the future"-- Contents : 8 Foreword by Rosalie Genevro -- 18 Chapter 1 The Culture of Citymaking -- 40 Chapter 2 On Stewardship, public goods, and Public Space Incorporate long term use and maintenance, along with the practice of public space design and delivery -- 96 Chapter 3 Multitasking Infrastructures : Means to many ends Reconceive infrastructure as a multi function public good and a constituent element of landscape -- 140 Chapter 4 Technology and the legible city Think inductively; complement measurement with close observation ; embrace technologies that support, rather than disrupt, effective democratic governance -- 202 Chapter 5 Nimble Housing : The Constancy of Change Reconfigure existing housing to meet shifting demographic needs -- 266 Chapter 6 The Ethic of Citymaking -- 282 Acknowledgments -- 285 Bibliography -- 290 Image Credits -- 291 Image Locations -- 292 Index -- Cassim Shepard ; foreword by Rosalie Genevro ; principal photography by Alex Fradkin. Includes bibliographical references. n-us-ny City planning New York (State) New York Land use New York (State) New York ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban HT168.N5 S55 2017 307.1/21609747 ARC010000 ARC018000 SOC026030 9781580934855 2017016142 pucpr 170403 20251106164022.0 eng