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Preface x
Acknowledgments xiii
Illustration Credits xiv
PART ONE BACKGROUND 1
Setting the Stage
1. People and Place 7
How People Have Shaped Their Worlds
Introduction 8
Antecedents 10
The 1960s 14
The “Movement” and the Civic Environment 16
Organizational Responses to the Rise of Citizen Participation 21
Growing Pains—The Challenges of Citizen Participation 25
Citizen Participation—Where We May Be Heading 28
Summary 31
2. Urban Design Traditions 33
Design and People—Spatial Models in the Built World
Introduction 34
The Organic Tradition 35
The Formalist Tradition 48
The Modernist Tradition 55
Interactions and Overlaps of the Three Traditions 60
Getting to Where We Are Today 63
Environmentalist Responses—From Exploitation to Balance 64
Design Responses—From Old Urbanism to New Urbanism, or Forward to the Past 66
Citizen Participation and Urban Design—From Receiver to Transmitter 67
The Place Design Disciplines—From Divergence to Convergence 69
Summary 71
PART TWO CONTENT 73
The Elements of Urban Design
3. The Physical Environment 77
The Places People Occupy
The Natural World 78
The Built World—What People Have Done with It 89
Summary 125
4. Human Activity 127
The Things People Do
What People Have to Do, Want to Do, and Where They Do It 128
Summary 139
5. Connections 141
The Infrastructure That Ties People and Places Together
Introduction 142
Transportation 147
Utilities 152
Communications 158
Summary 160
PART THREE PRINCIPLES 161
Principles for Urban Design Theory and Practice
6. Design 169
Design Matters (or There’s No “There” in There)
Introduction 170
Good Design Makes Better Places 172
Design Places to Reflect the People Who Are or Will Be There 173
Design Places Consciously and Holistically 176
Design Is an Essential Skill 178
Beware of “Solutionism” 182
Design in the Context of Time (and Motion) 183
Summary 185
7. Change 187
Change Happens
Introduction 188
Change Dynamics 189
Framework for Understanding and Managing Change 193
Trends in Change Management 196
The Triad of Vision, Information, and Action 197
Provide for Choice 204
Be Ready 206
Summary 206
8. Organization 209
Coordination and Partnership
Introduction 210
Leadership 211
Principles for Guiding Community Organizations 212
Principles for Guiding Private Sector Organizations 221
Principles for Guiding Government Organizations 225
Summary 229
PART FOUR PROCESSES 231
What It Takes to Get It Done
9. Rules 237
That Make Places What They Are
Introduction 238
Zoning 242
Comprehensive Plans 248
Public Improvement Plans 250
Subdivision 251
Public Works Standards 253
Land Development Rules at the State and Federal Levels 254
Special Purpose Rules 260
Building and Life Safety Rules 265
Financing Rules 266
Summary 267
10.Tools 269
Using the Right Tool Makes the Job Easier
Introduction 270
Process Tools and Resources 270
Rules to Tools 286
Summary 306
11. Techniques 307
Putting the Tools to Use
Introduction 308
The Pieces 308
Navigational Techniques 325
Summary 347
PART FIVE STRATEGIES 349
12. Strategies 351
Merger of Processes and Resources
Introduction 352
Resources 352
Strategic Considerations for Communities 363
Strategic Considerations for Urban Designers 366
Strategic Approaches for Recurring Development Problems 367
Summary 371
Bibliography 375
Index 379
