01672    a2200277   4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001800069037003600087040000700123041000800130072001500138072001400153072001300167072001200180072002100192072002100213072001700234100001800251245007300269250000600342260003200348300001000380520098900390999001501379161190001820250317100409.0250312042012GB        58           eng    a9781611900019  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 33.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aRPC2thema7 aTN2thema7 aRPC2bic7 aTN2bic7 aARC0080002bisac7 aARC0100002bisac7 a711.42bisac1 aSidney Brower10aNeighbors and NeighborhoodsbElements of Successful Community Design  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20120120  a224 p  bHow does the design of a neighborhood affect the people who live there? In this thoughtful, engaging book, the author explains how a neighborhood’s design lays the groundwork for the social relationships that make it a community. Blending social science with personal interviews, the author shares the lessons of planned communities from historic Riverside, Illinois, to archetypal Levittown, New York, and Disney’s Celebration, Florida. Through these inspirational stories, readers will discover the characteristics of neighborhoods that promote the attitudes and behaviors of a healthy community. This volume is an eye-opener for everyone who’s wondered what makes their local neighborhoods tick. It demystifies the way planners, architects, developers, organizers, and citizens come together in crafting a community’s physical elements, policies, programs, and processes. Readers will come away with a new understanding of their roles in creating the communities they want.  c2071d2071