MetroGreen
Author | : Donna Erickson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2006-10-31 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Donna Erickson |
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Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 2006-10-31 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Jan Hancock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Camp sites, facilities, etc |
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Total Pages | : 1022 |
Release | : 2008-08 |
Genre | : City planning |
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Author | : Donna Erickson |
Publisher | : Island Press |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2012-09-26 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1597266124 |
In metropolitan areas across the country, you can hear the laments over the loss of green space to new subdivisions and strip malls. But some city residents have taken unprecedented measures to protect their open land, and a growing movement seeks not only to preserve these lands but to link them in green corridors. Many land-use and urban planning professionals, along with landscape architects and environmental advocates, have joined in efforts to preserve natural areas. MetroGreen answers their call for a deeper exploration of the latest thinking and newest practices in this growing conservation field. In ten case studies of U.S. and Canadian cities paired for comparative analysis-Toronto and Chicago, Calgary and Denver, and Vancouver and Portland among them-Erickson looks closely at the motivations and objectives for connecting open spaces across metropolitan areas. She documents how open-space networks have been successfully created and protected, while also highlighting the critical human and ecological benefits of connectivity. MetroGreen's unique focus on several cities rather than a single urban area offers a perspective on the political, economic, cultural, and environmental conditions that affect open-space planning and the outcomes of its implementation.
Author | : Roger L. Kemp |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 243 |
Release | : 2008-12-26 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0786434694 |
Droughts, global warming and rising infrastructure costs have brought new attention to water as both an urban planning and an environmental issue. This volume presents many best-practice case studies to show how cities and towns throughout the United States are restoring their wetlands, watersheds, rivers, beaches, and harbors even as rapid urbanization has put more stress on water supplies. These collected accounts are designed to educate citizens and public officials about water-related issues and future concerns. Regional and national resource directories are included.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations |
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Total Pages | : 1164 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Government publications |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations |
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Total Pages | : 1606 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Political Science |
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Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations |
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Total Pages | : 2008 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : United States |
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Total Pages | : 1144 |
Release | : 2011 |
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Author | : Ethan N. Elkind |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2014-01-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520957202 |
The familiar image of Los Angeles as a metropolis built for the automobile is crumbling. Traffic, air pollution, and sprawl motivated citizens to support urban rail as an alternative to driving, and the city has started to reinvent itself by developing compact neighborhoods adjacent to transit. As a result of pressure from local leaders, particularly with the election of Tom Bradley as mayor in 1973, the Los Angeles Metro Rail gradually took shape in the consummate car city. Railtown presents the history of this system by drawing on archival documents, contemporary news accounts, and interviews with many of the key players to provide critical behind-the-scenes accounts of the people and forces that shaped the system. Ethan Elkind brings this important story to life by showing how ambitious local leaders zealously advocated for rail transit and ultimately persuaded an ambivalent electorate and federal leaders to support their vision. Although Metro Rail is growing in ridership and political importance, with expansions in the pipeline, Elkind argues that local leaders will need to reform the rail planning and implementation process to avoid repeating past mistakes and to ensure that Metro Rail supports a burgeoning demand for transit-oriented neighborhoods in Los Angeles. This engaging history of Metro Rail provides lessons for how the American car-dominated cities of today can reinvent themselves as thriving railtowns of tomorrow.