Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, Implementation [Paperback]

Jonathan Barnett (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1884829708 | ISBN-13: 978-1884829703 | Publication Date: January 1, 2008

This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. Too often, no one is happy with new development: Public officials must choose among unappealing alternatives, developers are frustrated and the public is angry. But growing political support for urban design, developers' interest in community building and successful examples of redesigned cities all over the U.S. are hopeful signs of change. Barnett explains how design can reshape suburban growth patterns, revitalize older cities, and retrofit metropolitan areas where earlier development decisions went wrong. He describes in detail specific techniques, materials, and technologies that should be known (but often aren't) to planners, public officials, concerned citizens, and others involved in development.

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About the Author

Jonathan Barnett, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Certified Planners, is a professor of practice in city and regional planning and director of the urban design program at the University of Pennsylvania. He has worked as an urban design consultant for many cities and is the author ofSmart Growth in a Changing World, also published by the American Planning Association.  

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: American Planning Association (Planners Press) (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884829708
• ISBN-13: 978-1884829703
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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