Entrée principale:

Forsyth, Ann, 1963- author.

Titre et auteur:

Reforming suburbia : the planned communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands / Ann Forsyth.

Publication:

Berkeley ; Los Angeles ; London : University of California Press, [2005]

Description:

xv, 379 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-365) and index.
The new community experiment -- The Irvine ranch -- Columbia -- The Woodlands -- Organizing the metropolis -- Alternatives to sprawl? -- New town planning and the paradoxes of private innovation -- Appendix A. Ahwahnee Principles, Charter of the New Urbanism, and EPA Smart Growth Principles -- Appendix B. Census data for Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands, 1980-2000 -- Appendix C. Study Methods -- Appendix D. Criticisms and benefits of suburban growth with evaluation of case study new communities -- Appendix E. Densities of typical residential villages in Irvine and The Woodlands.

Résumé:

The 'new community' movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities, designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This text examines the results of these experiments.

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ISBN:

0520241657 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780520241657 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0520241665 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780520241664 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Planned communities United States Case studies.
Collectivités nouvelles États-Unis Études de cas.
Planned communities
Stadtplanung
Suburbaner Raum
Stadtleben
Vorstadt
Planned communities United States. Case studies.
City planning United States.
Irvine (Calif.)
Columbia (Md.)
Woodlands (Tex.)
Columbia (Mar.)
California Irvine
Maryland Columbia
Texas Woodlands
United States
Columbia, Md.
Irvine, Calif.
Woodlands, Tex.

Classification/genre:

Case studies.
Études de cas.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 240947
Cote: HT169.57.U6 F67 2005
Statut: Disponible