书目

The Smart Growth Manual

内容简介

Everyoneiscallingforsmartgrowth...butwhatexactlyisit?InTheSmartGrowthManual,twoleadingcityplannersprovideathoroughanswer.Fromtheexpanseofthemetropolistothedetailofthewindowbox,theyaddressthepressingchallengesofurbandevelopmentwitheasy-to-followadviceandbroadarrayofbestpractices.WiththeirlandmarkbookSuburbanNation,AndresDuanyandJeffSpeck"setforthmoreclearlythananyonehasdoneinourtimetheelementsofgoodtownplanning"(TheNewYorker).Withthislong-awaitedcompanionvolume,theauthorshaveorganizedthelatestcontributionsofnewurbanism,greendesign,andhealthycommunitiesintoacomprehensivehandbook,fullyillustratedwiththebuiltworkofthenation'sleadingpractitioners."TheSmartGrowthManualisanindispensableguidetocityplanning.Thiskindofprogressivedevelopmentistheonlywaytofullyrestoreoureconomicstrengthandcreatenewjobs,newindustries,andarenewedabilitytocompeteinthefirstrankofworldeconomies."--GavinNewsom,MayorofSanFrancisco"AuthorsAndresDuany,JeffSpeck,andMikeLydonhavecreatedTheSmartGrowthManual,aresourcewhichnotonlyexplainstheoverarchingidealsofsmartgrowth,butamanualthattakesthetimetoshowsmartgrowthprinciplesateachgeographicscale(region,neighborhood,street,building).Ihighlyrecommend[it]asapartofanycommunityparticipant’sorurbanplanner’sdesktopreferences."--LocalPlan.orgPlanetizenTop10Books–2010Ontheninthannuallistofthetenbestbooksinurbanplanning,designanddevelopment:"ThegoalofTheSmartGrowthManualisclearfrompage1:tocreateaguidebookforsmartgrowthfollowingthepatternoftheCharterforNewUrbanism.Duany,SpeckandLydonhaveachievedthatinspades(theCharterisincludedintheappendix,incasewemissedtheconnection).ItevenclearsupsomeofthearchitecturalargumentsthatattachthemselvestoNewUrbanists,suchasthissegmentofSection14.1,RegionalDesign;'Whilenewbuildingsshouldnotbecompelledtomimictheirhistoricpredecessors,designersshouldpayattentiontolocalpracticesregardingmaterialsandcolors,roofpitches,eavelengths,window-to-wallratios,andthesociallysignificantrelationshipofbuildingstotheirsiteandthestreet;thesehaveusuallyevolvedinintelligentresponsetolocalconditions.'Inadditiontomakingtheold'traditionalvs.modern'argumentirrelevant,Duany,SpeckandLydonhavetrulymanagedtoboildownthebestpartsofcurrentpracticesintoahighlyreadable,portablebook."

作者简介

AndresDuany,FAIA,CNU,isafoundingprincipalofDuanyPlater-Zyberk&Company(DPZ).DPZisaleaderoftheNewUrbanism,aninternationalmovementthatseekstoendsuburbansprawlandurbandisinvestment.Since1980,DPZhasdesignedmorethan300newtowns,regionalplans,andcommunityrevitalizationprojects.DuanyiscofounderoftheCongressforNewUrbanismandtherecipientofseveralhonorarydoctoratesandawards,includingtheNationalBuildingMuseum’sVincentJ.ScullyPrizeandtheRichardH.DriehausPrize.JeffSpeckAICP,CNU,LEED-AP,Hon.ASLA,spent10yearsasdirectoroftownplanningatDPZ,whereheledormanagedmorethan40ofthefirm’sprojects.SubsequenttothepublicationofSuburbanNation,hewasappointeddirectorofdesignattheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,wherehecreatedtheGovernors’InstituteonCommunityDesign,aprogramthatbringssmartgrowthtechniquestostateleadership.AfterfouryearsattheEndowment,hefoundedSpeck&Associates,adesignconsultancyservingpublicofficialsandtherealestateindustry.HeisacontributingeditortoMetropolismagazine.MikeLydonCNU,isanurbanplanner,writer,andlivablestreetsactivist.BeforefoundingTheStreetPlansCollaborative,anurbanplanningfirmspecializinginalternativetransportationandthepublicrealm,heworkedforDPZ,theMassachusettsBicycleCoalition,andSmartGrowthVermont.HeiscurrentlyaNextAmericanCityUrbanVanguardandservesasaboardmemberfortheMiamiBicycleCoalition.

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