Regulating place : standards and the shaping of urban America

Author(s)

    • Ben-Joseph, Eran
    • Szold, Terry S.

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Regulating place : standards and the shaping of urban America

edited by Eran Ben-Joseph and Terry S. Szold

Routledge, 2005

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • On standards / Eran Ben-Joseph
  • Design standards : whose meaning? / John R. Stilgoe
  • The political economy of urban design standards / Peter Van Doren
  • Standardizing public housing / Lawrence J. Vale
  • Local regulations and housing affordability / Anthony Downs
  • Using and misusing law to design the public realm / Jerold S. Kayden
  • Sidewalk democracy : municipalities and the regulation of public space / Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Renia Ehrenfeucht
  • Facing subdivision regulations / Eran Ben-Joseph
  • The voluntary city : choice, community, and civil society / Peter Gordon, David T. Beito, and Alexander Tabarrok
  • The benefits of non-zoning / Bernard H. Siegan
  • Protecting Palos Verdes : the dark side of the bourgeois utopia / Robert M. Fogelson
  • From pollution controls to place-making : the role of environmental regulation in creating communities place / William Shutkin
  • Role of environmental regulation in shaping the built and natural environment / Virginia S. Albrecht
  • Regulating as if humans matter : the transect and post-suburban planning / Andrès Duany and David Brain
  • Substituting information for regulation : in search of an alternative approach to shaping urban design / J. Mark Schuster
  • Afterward : the changing regulatory template / Terry S. Szold

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Description

Tracing how codes arose when they did, and how they were adapted over time, the authors examine the increasing influence of regulatory codes over urban design and planning in the past century.

Table of Contents

1. On Standards, Eran Ben-Joseph Part I: Standards: Origins and Evolution 2. Design Standards: Whose Meaning, John R. Stilgoe 3. The Political Economy of Urban Design Standards, Peter Van Doren 4. Standardizing Public Housing, Lawrence J. Vale 5. Local Regulations and Housing Affordability, Anthony Downs Part II: Standards and the Shaping of Private Space and Public Realm 6. Using and Mis-Using Law to Design the Public Realm, Jerold S. Kayden 7. Sidewalk Democracy: Municipalities and the Regulation of Public Space, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Evelyn Bluemberg and Renia Ehrenfeucht 8. Facing Subdivision Regulations, Eran Ben-Joseph Part III: Private Land Use Controls: Voluntary Devices 9. The Voluntary City: Choice, Community, and Civil Society, Peter Gordon, David T. Beito and Alexander Tabarrok 10. The Benefits of Non-Zoning, Bernard H. Siegan 11. Protecting Palos Verdes: The Dark Side of Bourgeois Utopia, Robert M. Fogelson Part IV: Designed for Change: Regulatory Reform and Emerging Approaches 12. From Pollution Controls to Place-Making: The Role of Environmental Regulation in Creating Communities, William Shutkin 13. Role of Environmental Regulations in Shaping the Built and Natural Environment, Virginia S. Albrecht 14. Regulating as if Humans Matter: The Transect and Post-Suburban Planning, Andres Duany and David Brain 15. Substituting Information for Regulation, J. Mark Schuster 16. Afterword: The Changing Regulatory Template, Terry S. Szold

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