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Walkable cities : revitalization, vibrancy and sustainable consumption across the Atlantic Ocean / Carlos J. L. Balsas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Balsas, Carlos J. L., 1971- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban renewal--United States.
- Urban renewal.
- Urban renewal--Europe.
- Sustainable urban development--United States.
- Sustainable urban development.
- Sustainable urban development--Europe.
- Walking--United States.
- Walking.
- Walking--Europe.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Gold Medalist, 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad) Category Co-Winner of the 2020 Global Division Outstanding Book Award presented by the Global Division of the Society for the Study of Social ProblemsWalkable precincts have become an important component of urban revitalization on both sides of the Atlantic. In Walkable Cities, Carlos J. L. Balsas examines a range of city scales and geographic settings on three continents, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), and the United States (Phoenix and New York City). He explains how this "pedestrianization of Main Street" approach to central locations (downtowns and midtowns) has contributed to strengthening various urban functions, such as urban vitality, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, tourism, and more. However, it has also put pressure on less affluent, peripheral, and fragile areas due to higher levels of consumption and waste generation. Balsas calls attention to the need to base urban revitalization interventions on more spatially and socially just interventions coupled with sustainable consumption practices that do not necessarily entail high growth levels, but instead aim to improve the quality of city life.
- Contents:
- Commercial urbanism
- Part part i: Ibero-America
- Placemaking
- Walkability and downtown vibrancy
- Part part ii: United States
- Revitalization and homelessness
- Commercial innovations
- Redesigning for walkability
- Part part iii: Portugal
- Tourism and consumption
- Solid waste management
- Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781438476292
- 1438476299
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