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Main Title City rules : how regulations affect urban form /
Author Talen, Emily,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Duany, Andres.
Publisher Island Press,
Year Published 2012
OCLC Number 733232573
ISBN 9781597266918; 1597266914; 9781597266925; 1597266922
Subjects City planning--United States ; City planning and redevelopment law--United States ; Zoning law--United States ; Stadtplanung ; USA ; Städtebau ; Flächennutzungsplanung ; Regulierung
Internet Access
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ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/10529607
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EJAM  HT167.T34 2012 Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA 10/09/2012 DISPERSAL
ELBM  HT167.T34 2012 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/19/2020
Collation xiii, 236 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Introduction -- Regulating place -- Pattern -- Use -- Form -- Reform -- Conclusion. City Rules offers a challenge to students and professionals in urban planning, design, and policy to change the rules of city-building, using regulations to reinvigorate, rather than stifle, our communities. Emily Talen demonstrates that regulations are a primary detriment to the creation of a desirable urban form. While many contemporary codes encourage sprawl and even urban blight, that hasn't always been the case-and it shouldn't be in the future. Talen provides a visually rich history, showing how certain eras used rules to produce beautiful, walkable, and sustainable communities, while others created just the opposite. She makes complex regulations understandable, demystifying city rules like zoning and illustrating how written codes translate into real-world consequences. Most importantly, Talen proposes changes to these rules that will actually enhance communities' freedom to develop unique spaces.