Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid-Sized Towns

Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid-Sized Towns

by Avi Friedman
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 24/05/2018

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The book introduces challenges affecting smaller urban communities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants and offers urban planning and building/architectural strategies to strengthen their city centers. It divides urban renewal of small towns into sub-components such as environmental challenges, demographic trends, economic changes and cultural aspects, and aging infrastructure. In each, context is established, and principles are outlined and illustrated. Topics include urban form, mobility and connectivity, infill neighborhoods design, wealth generation, and promotion of local culture and well‐being. Reinforced with detailed case studies, Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid‐Sized Towns is an ideal resource for municipal planners, architects, civil engineers, and policy makers.

ISBN:
9783319744643
9783319744643
Category:
Civil engineering
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
24-05-2018
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Avi Friedman

Avi Friedman is a professor of architecture at McGill University, Canada, an honorary professor at Lancaster University, UK, and president of Avi Friedman Consultants, Inc., a design firm with a focus on affordable and sustainable residential environments. He has written fourteen books and his design work and projects have been cited in magazines, newspapers and TV shows, including Good Morning America, Dream Builders and Stewart Brand's How Buildings Learn. In 2000, Wallpaper* included him in their list of ten people 'most likely to change the way we live'.

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