Retrofitting suburbia :urban design solutions for redesigning suburbs
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Hoboken, N.J. :
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John Wiley & Sons,
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c2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xvi, 256 p., [32] p. of plates :ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;21 x 24 cm.
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مرجع به حساب نمي آيد
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-247) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Instant architecture, instant cities, and incremental metropolitanism -- Retrofitting garden apartments and residential subdivisions to address density and the new demographics -- Residential case study : changes to "Levittown" -- Retrofitting social life along commercial strips -- Strips case study : Mashpee Commons, Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- From regional malls to new downtowns through mixed-use and public space -- Mall case study : Cottonwood, Holladay, Utah -- Mall case study : Blemar, Lakewood, Colorado -- Edge City infill : improving walkability and interconnectivity -- Edge City case study : downtown Kendall/Dadeland, Miami-Dade County, Florida -- Suburban office and industrial park retrofits to recruit the creative class -- Office park case study : University Town Center, Prince George's County, Maryland.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This comprehensive guidebook illustrates how existing suburbs can be redesigned and redeveloped, and includes innovative case studies of suburban developments that have been retrofitted to new uses and forms.