The sustainable street / editor, C. Jefferson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jefferson, C. (Colin)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Streets--Design.

Streets.

City planning.

Cities and towns.

Physical Description:

262 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Southampton : WIT, 2000.

Summary:

The concept of the street as the unit of the urban environment, and as a useful scale for the delivery of urban development towards sustainability, lies at the heart of this book. Bringing together individual experiences from different countries, it informs the debate not only as to what is desirable, but also how, practically, we should move forward. The chapters included will be of interest to many professionals and practitioners including architects, economists, engineers, environmentalists and planners. The contributors focus on architectural and spatial frameworks, the interests of the users, and issues of access and design.

Contents:

Part I Architectural and spatial frameworks

Chapter 1 The architectural significance of the street as a functional and social arena / E. Lillebye 3

Chapter 2 Exploring feasibility to promote sustainable development through the spatial dimension of the street / L. Cardenas-Jiron 45

Chapter 3 Appropriate land uses in city centres: A case study in Bristol / J. Allinson 77

Part II The interests of users

Chapter 4 The listening game / H. Woolley, F. Gathorne-Hardy, S. Stringfellow 109

Chapter 5 The street as arena for adolescent rites of passage / I. Kenvyn 133

Chapter 6 Controlling street crime- repression or integration? / H. Shaftoe 149

Chapter 7 Design for convenience / C. Greed 173

Part III Issues of access and design

Chapter 8 Traffic restraint in the city of Cambridge: An incremental approach to decision making / G. Hughes, S. Ison 205

Chapter 9 Urban oases: Dealing with densities via local automated transit links / R. Warren 227

Chapter 10 Improving access by public transport / C. Jefferson 243.

ISBN:

1853128325

OCLC:

43456858