Community Livability (eBook, ePUB)

Issues and Approaches to Sustaining the Well-Being of People and Communities
Redaktion: Wagner, Fritz; Caves, Roger

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Using a blend of theory and practice, the second edition of Community Livability addresses evidence from international, state and local perspectives to explore what is meant by the term "livable communities."

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351619639
• Artikelnr.: 57495721

Autorenporträt

Fritz Wagner has a doctorate in urban and regional planning from the University of Washington. On completion of his degree he moved to New Orleans, where he joined the University of New Orleans. During his 28-year tenure at the University of New Orleans, he served for 20 years as Dean/Director of the College of Urban and Public Affairs. In 2002, he joined the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington. Roger W. Caves is Professor Emeritus of City Planning, School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University. He received his doctorate in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware in 1982. He has authored and edited many planning volumes including Exploring Urban America: An Introductory Reader (1995) and Livable Cities from a Global Perspective (2018) with Fritz Wagner. His research areas include urban planning, direct democracy, smart cities, housing and information technology, and community development.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface PART I Understanding of Livability Ch 1. Montrealism or
Montréalité? Understanding Montreal's Unique Brand of Livability Ch 2.
Most Livable Pittsburgh Ch 3. Liveable Stockholm Ch 4. Livable Seoul:
Village Community Building Ch 5. The Livable City in the Context of
Depopulation in Japan PART II Urban and Regional Planning Issues Ch. 6 How
Asheville, North Carolina Has Leveraged Livability as an Urban Development
Strategy Ch 7. The Transformation of Seattle Ch 8. Toronto: A Livable
City/Region Ch 9. Vienna - Keeping it Livable: How Urban Planning
Instruments Contribute to a City's Quality of Life PART III Issues of
Poverty, Equity & the Environment Ch 10. Transit Expansion and the Pursuit
of Equity in Development and Growth in Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota
Ch 11. Post-Disaster Amenity Politics: Livability, Gentrification, and
Recovery in Post-Katrina New Orleans Ch 12. Las Lomas Colonia in Texas: A
Livable Community? Ch 13. Lima, a Livable City Ch 14. First We Had to Make
It Livable: The Affordances of Livability in Suburban Newcastle, New South
Wales, Australia Index