Planning and urban design standards / Frederick Steiner, Kent Butler, American Planning Association ; Emina Sendich, graphics editor.

By:

Steiner, Frederick R

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Wiley graphic standardsHoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2007Edition: Student edDescription: xii, 436 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780471760900 (pbk.)
0471760900 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

711 STE 23 015460

LOC classification:

TH2031 .S74 2007

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS # of Pages Front Matter 16 I PLANS & PLAN MAKING 48 Plan Making Types of Plans Participation II ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT 68 Environmental Mgmt Overview Air Water Land Hazards III STRUCTURES 110 Building Types Transportation Utilities Parks and Open Space Farming and Forestry IV PLACES AND PLACEMAKING 75 Regions Places & Districts Development Types Design Considerations V ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES 50 Projections & Demand Analysis Impact Assessment Mapping Visualization VI IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES 62 Legal Foundations Growth Mgmt Preservation, Conservation, and Reuse Economic & Real Estate Development Back Matter resources 16 planning organizations 1 graphic symbols 1 447

Summary: The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design. Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme--from street plantings to new subdivisions. Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including: * Plans and plan making * Environmental planning and management * Building types * Transportation * Utilities * Parks and open space, farming, and forestry * Places and districts * Design considerations * Projections and demand analysis * Impact assessment * Mapping * Legal foundations * Growth management preservation, conservation, and reuse * Economic and real estate development Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for various types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping and GIS. In addition, expert advice guides readers on practical and graphical skills, such as mapping, plan types, and transportation planning.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-429) and index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
# of Pages
Front Matter
16
I
PLANS & PLAN MAKING
48
Plan Making
Types of Plans
Participation
II
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & MANAGEMENT
68
Environmental Mgmt Overview
Air
Water
Land
Hazards
III
STRUCTURES
110
Building Types
Transportation
Utilities
Parks and Open Space
Farming and Forestry
IV
PLACES AND PLACEMAKING
75
Regions
Places & Districts
Development Types
Design Considerations
V
ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES
50
Projections & Demand Analysis
Impact Assessment
Mapping
Visualization
VI
IMPLEMENTATION TECHNIQUES
62
Legal Foundations
Growth Mgmt
Preservation, Conservation, and Reuse
Economic & Real Estate Development
Back Matter
resources
16
planning organizations
1
graphic symbols
1
447

The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design

Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design.

Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme--from street plantings to new subdivisions. Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including:
* Plans and plan making
* Environmental planning and management
* Building types
* Transportation
* Utilities
* Parks and open space, farming, and forestry
* Places and districts
* Design considerations
* Projections and demand analysis
* Impact assessment
* Mapping
* Legal foundations
* Growth management preservation, conservation, and reuse
* Economic and real estate development

Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for various types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping and GIS. In addition, expert advice guides readers on practical and graphical skills, such as mapping, plan types, and transportation planning.

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