What makes a good neighborhood? Can one neighborhood be good for all people? Brower's study examines the variable image of the ideal residential area in contemporary and earlier writings, from utopian visions and popular media to historical records and the findings of social science research. Brower identifies four common ideal neighborhood types, each providing a distinct and specific residential experience that suits a particular way of life. He details the characteristics of each of these good neighborhoods, and argues that their coexistence in a single urban environment is not only possible, but desirable; it creates a healthy variety of residential areas that, together, suit the needs and desires of different urban dwellers. This absorbing and timely study will be of interest to scholars and professionals in urban studies, urban design and planning, environmental studies, environment psychology, and sociology.
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"Brower's book is an interesting addition to the literature of urban studies and planning because it synthesizes many ideas in the interdisciplinary fields of neighborhood development and environmental design....Nicely produced, the book is well documented and illustrated with useful empirical examples...Highly recommended for collections emphasizing urban planning, arhcitectural design, and community development." -- Choice
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Examines the types of neighborhoods that people regard as good places to live and develops a typology for quality urban and suburban environments that are pleasing and workable.
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As a whole, the population of the United States is more comfortably housed now than ever before in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
separate residential part, mythical neighborhoods, connecting facilities, compound neighborhood, residential functions, nonresidential uses, external facilities, neighborhood settings, good neighborhoods, extended unit, satisfaction studies, neighborhood types, residential experience, place description, neighborhood area, neighborhood unit, neighborhood plan, present neighborhood Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Residential Partnership, United States, New York, Garden City, Roland Park, Urban Residential Environments, New Typology, Baltimore City Department of Planning, Ebenezer Howard, Fells Point, Frederick Law Olmsted, Ideal Neighborhoods, Fourth Choice, Little Italy, Livability Committee, Neigbborbood Settings, Past Neighborhoods, Quality Ratings Comparative Ratings, Third Choice, Blue-Chip Blues, Los Angeles, Models of Neighborhoods, Neigbborbood Typologies, Philip Johnson, Urban Gold Coast New!
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As a whole, the population of the United States is more comfortably housed now than ever before in history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
separate residential part, mythical neighborhoods, connecting facilities, compound neighborhood, residential functions, nonresidential uses, external facilities, neighborhood settings, good neighborhoods, extended unit, satisfaction studies, neighborhood types, residential experience, place description, neighborhood area, neighborhood unit, neighborhood plan, present neighborhood Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Residential Partnership, United States, New York, Garden City, Roland Park, Urban Residential Environments, New Typology, Baltimore City Department of Planning, Ebenezer Howard, Fells Point, Frederick Law Olmsted, Ideal Neighborhoods, Fourth Choice, Little Italy, Livability Committee, Neigbborbood Settings, Past Neighborhoods, Quality Ratings Comparative Ratings, Third Choice, Blue-Chip Blues, Los Angeles, Models of Neighborhoods, Neigbborbood Typologies, Philip Johnson, Urban Gold Coast New!
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- Radiant City by Le Corbusier on 4 pages
- Back to the City: Issues in Neighborhood Renovation (Pergamon Policy Studies on Urban Affairs) by Shirley Bradway Laska in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse on page 86, and Back Matter
- Woody Allen: Biography by Eric Lax on page 80, and Back Matter
- News from Nowhere and Other Writings (Penguin Classics) by William Morris on page 55, and Back Matter
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- Place Making by Charles C. Bohl on page 26
- Native to Nowhere: Sustaining Home And Community In A Global Age by Timothy Beatley in Back Matter
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