Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, Implementation

by Jonathan Barnett

This book is recommended reading for planners preparing to take the AICP exam. Too often, no one is happy with new Public officials must choose among unappealing alternatives, developers are frustrated and the public is angry. But growing political support for urban design, developers' interest in community building and successful examples of redesigned cities all over the U.S. are hopeful signs of change. The author explains how design can reshape suburban growth patterns, revitalize older cities, and retrofit metropolitan areas where earlier development decisions went wrong. The author describes in detail specific techniques, materials, and technologies that should be known (but often aren't) to planners, public officials, concerned citizens, and others involved in development.

Genres: Urban Design, Urban Studies, Nonfiction, Urban, Urban Planning

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 15, 2003

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have to prepare for the AICP test. As my coworker's son would say....."Boorrriinnngg". For a text type book, this one is not bad, but it covers a lot of topics I already have learned about so it isnt particularly enlightening so far.