Reforming suburbia : the planned communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands

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    • Forsyth, Ann

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Reforming suburbia : the planned communities of Irvine, Columbia, and the Woodlands

Ann Forsyth

University of California Press, c2005

  • : cloth : alk. paper
  • : pbk. : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-365) and index

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巻冊次

: cloth : alk. paper ISBN 9780520241657

内容説明

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.

目次

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. The New Community Experiment 2. The Irvine Ranch 3. Columbia 4. The Woodlands 5. Organizing the Metropolis 6. Alternatives to Sprawl? 7. New Town Planning and the Paradoxes of Private Innovation Appendix A. Ahwahnee Principles, Charter of the New Urbanism, and EPA Smart Growth Principles Appendix B. Census Data for Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands, 1980-2000 Appendix C. Study Methods Appendix D. Criticisms and Benefits of Suburban Growth with Evaluation of Case Study New Communities Appendix E. Densities of Typical Residential Villages in Irvine and The Woodlands Notes References Index
巻冊次

: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780520241664

内容説明

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.

目次

List of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. The New Community Experiment 2. The Irvine Ranch 3. Columbia 4. The Woodlands 5. Organizing the Metropolis 6. Alternatives to Sprawl? 7. New Town Planning and the Paradoxes of Private Innovation Appendix A. Ahwahnee Principles, Charter of the New Urbanism, and EPA Smart Growth Principles Appendix B. Census Data for Irvine, Columbia, and The Woodlands, 1980--2000 Appendix C. Study Methods Appendix D. Criticisms and Benefits of Suburban Growth with Evaluation of Case Study New Communities Appendix E. Densities of Typical Residential Villages in Irvine and The Woodlands Notes References Index

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