The City as a Human Environment (Only One Earth Series) [Hardcover]

Duane G. LeVine (Editor), Arthur C. Upton (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0275946592 | ISBN-13: 978-0275946593 | Publication Date: November 22, 1994

This is a response to the need for up-to-date information about three major challenges posed by urbanization: buildings, transportation, and land use. Planning the built environment involves integrating all aspects of human life so that an esthetic, economic, and sustainable system is established. There are challenges which arise from this, but the primary goal is to provide adequate, safe, efficient, and affordable housing for the populations. The goal is to convert chaos to order, to make cities workable, to bar bad development, to encourage the building of necessary facilities, and to improve land use.

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?Written for professionals in the field, the chapters range from the general to the specific and offer a good deal of practical information.?-Choice

Book Description

Responds to the need for up-to-date information about three major challenges posed by urbanization: buildings, transportation, and land use.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 216 pages
• Publisher: Praeger (November 22, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275946592
• ISBN-13: 978-0275946593
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,326,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)