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Transect urbanism : readings in human ecology /

Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology is the definitive reference on the Rural-to-Urban Transect, a compilation of the most important essays, diagrams and images on the subject. It provides historical, practical and theoretical insights into one of the most effective urban planning methodolog...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Duany, Andres (Editor, Contributor), Falk, Brian (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Novato, California] : ORO Editions, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
City planning > Philosophy.
City planning > Environmental aspects.
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Human ecology.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface. A personal introduction / Andrès Duany
  • A technical introduction / Andrès Duany
  • Part one: Images. Explaining the transect
  • Evolution of the transect
  • Illustrative transects
  • Local transects
  • Regional scale transects
  • Urban design transects
  • Specialized transects
  • Successional transects
  • Comparative transects - Projecting the transects
  • Part two: Texts. Community across the transect / Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Charles C. Bohl
  • Post-suburban planning / Andrès Duany & David Brain
  • The transect strategy / Emily Talen
  • A theory of sustainable urbanism / Andrès Duany
  • Why six transect zones? / Bruce Donnelly
  • The transect of speed limits / Sandy Sorlien
  • The synoptic survey / Sandy Sorlien
  • Governance along the transect / Daniel K. Slone
  • Retail and the transect / Seth Harry
  • Getting a return on our investment: Using the transect to repair sprawl / Galina Tachieva
  • A transect of engagement / Sidney Brower
  • The polis and natural law / Philip Bess
  • The smartcode as transect tool / Andrès Duany & Sandy Sorlien
  • Looking backward on American urbanism / Andrès Duany & Emily Talen.