RecordNumber :
7743
LC Class :
HT
LC Number :
352
LC CutterNumber :
.U6D86
LC Date :
2009
Author :
Dunham-Jones, Ellen,
Title :
Retrofitting suburbia: urban design solutions for redesigning suburbs
Publication :
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Year :
2009
Notes :
Instant architecture, instant cities, and incremental metropolitanism -- Retrofitting garden apartments and residential subdivisions to address density and the new demographics -- Residential case study : changes to "Levittown" -- Retrofitting social life along commercial strips -- Strips case study : Mashpee Commons, Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- From regional malls to new downtowns through mixed-use and public space -- Mall case study : Cottonwood, Holladay, Utah -- Mall case study : Blemar, Lakewood, Colorado -- Edge City infill : improving walkability and interconnectivity -- Edge City case study : downtown Kendall/Dadeland, Miami-Dade County, Florida -- Suburban office and industrial park retrofits to recruit the creative class -- Office park case study : University Town Center, Prince George
Subject :
Suburbs - United States - Planning , Sustainable development - United States
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