Description: Reforming Suburbia : The Planned Communities Of Irvine, Columbia, And The Woodlands, Paperback by Forsyth, Ann, ISBN 0520241665, ISBN-13 9780520241664, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK The "new community" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of those experiments in three of the most successful new communities: Irvine Ranch in Southern California, Columbia in Maryland, and The Woodlands in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Based on new research and interviews with developers, designers, and residents, Ann Forsyth traces the evolution, the successes, and the shortcomings of these experiments in urban innovation. Where they succeeded, in areas such as community identity and open space preservation, they provide support for current "smart growth" proposals. Where they did not, in areas such as housing affordability and transportation choices, they offer important insights for today's planners, designers, developers, civic leaders, and others interested in incorporating new forms of development into their designs.
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Book Title: Reforming Suburbia : The Planned Communities Of Irvine, Columbia,
Number of Pages: 394 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Reforming Suburbia: the Planned Communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Weight: 590 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Ann Forsyth
Subject Area: Urban Planning
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
