Mark Hinshaw

True Urbanism: Living in and Near the Center

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Mark Hinshaw has a proposition for Americans: Come out of the bunker, throw open the gates, and meet the neighborhood.In this passionate appeal, he introduces those who have already done just that and explains what cities can do to make true urbanism possible. He rejoices in the growing number of people rejecting sterile, paint-by-numbers subdivisions in favor of vibrant and unpredictable urban neighborhoods.This vivid account of cities small and large emerging from the cobwebs of late 20th century development will show communities with lingering antiurban tendencies how to embrace density as destiny. A must-read urban design book for anyone… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-932364-27-9
EAN: 9781932364279
Produktnummer: 3118954
Verlag: Amer Planning Assn
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Seitenangabe: 226 S.
Masse: H24.9 cm x B17.9 cm x D1.1 cm 431 g
Gewicht: 431

Über den Autor

Mark Hinshaw is a city planner and architect with more than thirty years of public- and private-sector experience and a former commentator on planning and design for the Seattle Times. He is currently director of urban design for LMN Architects in Seattle and writes frequently for such publications as Planning and Landscape Architecture.