Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City PlanningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Citywide Plan
Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City PlanningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Cities at Risk
Author: Pierre FilionPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317166027
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
As levels of urbanization increase around the world, the growing concentrations of population and economic activity increases vulnerability to natural disasters. Interdependencies among urban populations mean that damage to the built environment, including water, sewer and energy infrastructure, can affect millions. Even if there is no change in the rate of occurrence of natural disasters (an unlikely prospect in the face of ongoing climate change) the potential for human and economic loss will continue to increase, along with the time required to recover. How do cities prepare for and recover from natural disasters? In this book, the authors provide a broad overview of the issues related to the impacts of disasters on cities around the world, from assessing risks to accounting for damages. The comparative approach across different types of disasters in a range of urban locations is useful in identifying opportunities for policy transfer. While there is no ’one size fits all’ solution to hazard mitigation, valuable lessons can be learned from the experiences of others. The chapters emphasize different modes for assessing hazard risk, as well as strategies for increasing the resiliency of vulnerable populations.
Philadelphia2035
Author: Philadelphia City Planning CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Philadelphia 2035: Comprehensive Plan: Draft for Review
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437981836
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
The Citywide General Plan Framework
Author: The Comprehensive Plan
Author: David RousePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000514234
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
The practice of comprehensive planning is changing dramatically in the 21st century to address the pressing need for more sustainable, resilient, and equitable communities. Drawing on the latest research and best practice examples, The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century provides an in-depth resource for planning practitioners, elected officials, citizens, and others seeking to develop effective, impactful, comprehensive plans, grounded in authentic community engagement, as a pathway to sustainability. Based on standards developed by the American Planning Association to provide a national benchmark for sustainable comprehensive planning, this book provides detailed guidance on the substance, process, and implementation of comprehensive plans that address the critical challenges facing communities in the 21st century.
Concept, Citywide Plan, Environmental Element
Author: Los Angeles (Calif.). Department of City PlanningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Site Planning
Author: Gary HackPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262344432
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 769
Book Description
A comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to site planning, covering planning processes, new technologies, and sustainability, with extensive treatment of practices in rapidly urbanizing countries. Cities are built site by site. Site planning—the art and science of designing settlements on the land—encompasses a range of activities undertaken by architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, and engineers. This book offers a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to site planning that is global in scope. It covers planning processes and standards, new technologies, sustainability, and cultural context, addressing the roles of all participants and stakeholders and offering extensive treatment of practices in rapidly urbanizing countries. Kevin Lynch and Gary Hack wrote the classic text on the subject, and this book takes up where the earlier book left off. It can be used as a textbook and will be an essential reference for practitioners. Site Planning consists of forty self-contained modules, organized into five parts: The Art of Site Planning, which presents site planning as a shared enterprise; Understanding Sites, covering the components of site analysis; Planning Sites, covering the processes involved; Site Infrastructure, from transit to waste systems; and Site Prototypes, including housing, recreation, and mixed use. Each module offers a brief introduction, covers standards or approaches, provides examples, and presents innovative practices in sidebars. The book is lavishly illustrated with 1350 photographs, diagrams, and examples of practice.
Perspectives on Public Choice
Author: Dennis C. MuellerPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521556545
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
This five-part volume surveys the main ideas and contributions to the field of public choice.
Author: