The great neighborhood book : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking / Jay walljasper ; success story sidebars by Benjamin Fried ; all photographs by Project for Public Spaces unless otherwise noted.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walljasper, Jay.

Contributor:

Project for Public Spaces.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community life.

Neighborhoods--Social aspects.

Neighborhoods.

Community development, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Practical ways to make your neighborhood come alive!

Contents:

Acknowledgments; Preface: A neighborhood love story; Introduction, by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time; 1. Feeling Right at Home: How to foster a sense of community; 2. Where Everybody Knows Your Name: How to create great places to hang out; 3. Going Places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation; 4. Keeping Peace in the Streets: How to assure safety and promote justice; 5. Where the Action Is: How to boost local economic vitality; 6. Greening the Neighborhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural

7. Pride in Your Place: How to nurture pleasure and pizzazz8. Getting Things Done: How to make your dreams a reality; About the Author; About Project for Public Spaces

Notes:

"A project for Public Spaces book."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781282464254

1282464256

9781550923421

1550923420

OCLC:

244769053