Item #: 165-5815-06
Author: American Planning Association
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:0471475815
Format: Hardcover
Your Price: $225.95
In Stock
Planning and Urban Design Standards is the most comprehensive reference book on urban planning, design, and development available today
From the publishers of Architectural Graphic Standards, this book, created under the auspices of The American Planning Association, has contributions from more than two hundred renowned professionals providing rules of thumb and best practices for mitigating such environmental impacts as noise, traffic, aesthetics, preservation of green space and wildlife, water quality, and more. You get in-depth information on the tools and techniques used to achieve planning and design outcomes, including economic analysis, mapping, visualization, legal foundations, and real estate developments. Thousands of illustrations, examples of custom work by today's leading planners, and insider information make this work the new standard in the field. Order your copy today! 736 pp.Planning and Urban Design Standards - Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Publisher's note
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- User's Guide
- PART I. PLANS AND PLAN MAKING
- Plan Making
- Types of Plans
- Participation
- Planning Movements
- PART II. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
- Environmental Management Overview
- Air
- Water
- Land
- Hazards
- PART III. STRUCTURES
- Building Types
- Transportation
- Signage
- Parks and Open Space
- Farming and Forestry
- PART IV. PLACES AND PLACEMAKING
- Regions
- Theories of City Form
- Places and Districts
- Development Types
- Hope VI
- Design Considerations
- PART V. ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
- Projections and Demand Analysis
- Impact Assessment
- Mapping
- Visualization
- PART VI. IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES
- Legal Foundations
- Planning Law Overview
- Growth Management
- Preservation, Conservation, and Reuse
- Revitalization and Economic Development
- Current Planning
- Real Estate Development