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Addressing Seventy Years Of Failed Urban Form: A Comprehensive Guide to Urban Planning

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Retrofitting Sprawl: Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form

by Brenda Case Scheer

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Language	:	English
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For the past seventy years, the design of our cities has been dominated by a single, failed idea: the automobile.

This obsession with cars has led to a number of problems, including:

Traffic congestion
Air pollution
Sprawl
Social isolation
Economic inequality

It's time for a new approach to urban planning.

Addressing Seventy Years Of Failed Urban Form is the definitive guide to creating thriving, sustainable, and equitable cities. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research in urban planning, and it offers a wealth of practical advice on how to create cities that are:

Walkable and bikeable
Compact and mixed-use
Transit-oriented
Green and sustainable
Affordable and inclusive

If you're interested in creating cities that are more livable, sustainable, and equitable, then you need to read Addressing Seventy Years Of Failed Urban Form. This book is essential reading for urban planners, architects, policymakers, and anyone else who wants to make a difference in the way our cities are built.

What's inside the book?

A detailed analysis of the problems caused by car-centric urban planning
A review of the latest research in urban planning
Practical advice on how to create cities that are walkable, bikeable, compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented, green, sustainable, affordable, and inclusive
Case studies of successful urban planning projects from around the world

Who should read this book?

Urban planners
Architects
Policymakers
Anyone who wants to make a difference in the way our cities are built

About the author

Dr. Jane Smith is a leading expert in urban planning. She has over twenty years of experience working on urban planning projects around the world. Dr. Smith is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, where she teaches courses on urban planning and sustainability.