Transect urbanism : readings in human ecology / edited by Andrés Duany and Brian Falk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duany, Andres, editor, contributor.

Falk, Brian (Urbanist), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Philosophy.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

269 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Novato, Calif.?] : ORO Editions, [2020]

Summary:

Transect Urbanism: Readings in Human Ecology' is the definitive reference on the Rural-to-Urban Transect, a compilation of the most important essays, diagrams, and images on the subject. It provides historical, practical, and theoretical insights into one of the most effective urban planning methodologies developed in the 20th Century. The Transect is a unifying theory, serving as a framework for the various fields of urban design.0The editors selected the most important previously published essays and commissioned preeminent academics and professionals to write on the use of the Transect in their areas of expertise, including retail, zoning, thoroughfare design, environmental sustainability, and philosophy. As diagrams and drawings are essential to the understanding and use of the Transect, this book also contains the most complete collection of Transect images ever published. Transect Urbanism will serve as a primary reference source for academics, students, and practitioners interested in creating great places.

Contents:

Preface. A personal introduction / Andrès Duany

A technical introduction / Andrès Duany

Part one: Images. Explaining the transect

Evolution of the transect

Illustrative transects

Local transects

Regional scale transects

Urban design transects

Specialized transects

Successional transects

Comparative transects - Projecting the transects

Part two: Texts. Community across the transect / Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Charles C. Bohl

Post-suburban planning / Andrès Duany & David Brain

The transect strategy / Emily Talen

A theory of sustainable urbanism / Andrès Duany

Why six transect zones? / Bruce Donnelly

The transect of speed limits / Sandy Sorlien

The synoptic survey / Sandy Sorlien

Governance along the transect / Daniel K. Slone

Retail and the transect / Seth Harry

Getting a return on our investment: Using the transect to repair sprawl / Galina Tachieva

A transect of engagement / Sidney Brower

The polis and natural law / Philip Bess

The smartcode as transect tool / Andrès Duany & Sandy Sorlien

Looking backward on American urbanism / Andrès Duany & Emily Talen.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1951541014

9781951541019

OCLC:

1141516008