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""Time Saver Standards for Urban Design", in the tradition of the "Time-Saver Standards" series, is the world's foremost professional reference on the physical design of cities and urban places including communities and civic and public places. Scope of the work is inte...

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Corporate Author: McGraw-Hill Companies
Other Authors: Watson, Donald, 1937-, Plattus, Alan J., Shibley, Robert G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2003]
Edition:First edition.
Series:McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering.
Subjects:
City planning.
Architectural design.
Population.
Cities and towns.
Metropolitan areas.
Suburbs > Planning.
Regional planning.
City planning > History > 20th century.
New towns.
Art, Municipal.
Community life.
Garden cities.
City planning > New Jersey > Radburn.
Public spaces.
Landuse, Urban.
Human settlements.
Urban geography.
Urban anthropology.
Architecture > Conservation and restoration.
Architectural solar radiation.
Sustainable development.
Architecture and climate.
Community development, Urban.
Urban architecture.
Bicycle trails.
Greenways.
Historic sites.
Cultural property.
Urban transportation.
Atriums.
Courtyards.
Streets > Design and construction.
Pedestrian areas.
Traffic engineering.
Plazas.
Universal design.
Parking facilities.
Urban beautification.
Air quality management.
Acoustical engineering.
Telecommunications > Social aspects.
Municipal lighting.
City planning > Case studies.
Radburn (N.J.) > Computer network resources.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:""Time Saver Standards for Urban Design", in the tradition of the "Time-Saver Standards" series, is the world's foremost professional reference on the physical design of cities and urban places including communities and civic and public places. Scope of the work is international and topics include preservation, renewal, patterns of settlement and sustainability. Key Features include: international coverage including recent European and Asian sustainability initiatives; topics from allied disciplines such as transportation engineering, bioregionalism and environmental engineering; heavily illustrated. The prestigious contributors include Alan Plattus, Dean of the College of Architecture, Yale University.".
Item Description:Print version cc2003.
Physical Description:1 online resource (960 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:007068507X (print-ISBN)
007145361X
9780070685079