Place Making (Paperback)

by Charles C. Bohl (Author) "Over the past 30 years, American suburbs have gradually become more fully developed-with a complete range of houses, apartments, hotels, shopping centers, office and industrial..." (more)
Key Phrases: New York, Town Center Drive, Haile Village Center (more...)

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Product Description
One of the hottest trends in real estate is the development of town centers and urban villages that include a mix of uses in a pedestrian friendly setting. This new book will help you navigate the unique development issues and options and show you how to make all of the elements work together. You will learn about the economic and social forces driving this trend; how these projects are being developed in master planned communities, infill, and redevelopment areas; special regulatory, market and finance issues; and how suburban planners and developers are pursuing town center concepts to create attractive gathering places for their communities. Illustrat-ed in full color, the book includes case studies and examples that describe how leading professionals met the challenges and developed innovative and successful projects.

About the Author

Charles Bohl is a research associate professor and director of the Knight Program in Community Building at the University of Miami's school of architecture.

Product Details

• Paperback: 305 pages
• Publisher: Urban Land Institute (October 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874208866
• ISBN-13: 978-0874208863
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #523,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Urban Planning!, January 9, 2007

By	Jason B. Taylor "Jason B. Taylor" (Bradenton, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was put on to this book by a professor at USF School of Architecture. It contains not only the history of placemaking but real examples of placemaking and tools in how to achieve the notion of "place." Not only is this a great resource, but it is easy to read and follow along.

Highly reccomended!

5.0 out of 5 stars Power and ample information and graphics, August 23, 2006

By	James Leese (Fort Myers FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I found this book to be one of the best out on the topic, of which there are too few at present for such an important topic. The depth and breadth of place-making topics and their coverage makes this a very excellent easy-to-read-and-understand as well as a long-term reference tool. The graphics are very well done. Having recently attended a Harvard program on retail for cities and new towns and urban center given by Bob Gibbs and Terry Shook, I especially found the book right on target. I want to see more of these types of books.