Back to the Future - New Urbanism and the Rise of Neotraditionalism in Urban Planning

This book explores new urbanism and urban revitalization within the context of public policy developments. Back to the Future examines the historical roots and the beginnings of new urbanism and illustrates how this movement has become a nationwide trend in response to changing demographics and the real estate crisis.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Viviana Andreescu and Karl Besel
Chapter 1: The City in History: Mumford Revisited
Karl Besel and Viviana Andreescu
Chapter 2: Lewis Mumford and Jane Jacobs as Precursors of New Urbanism: Residents' Reaction to Different Urban Visions
Viviana Andreescu and Karl Besel
Chapter 3: We're on a Road to Nowhere: Housing Policy in the U.S.
Karl Besel
Chapter 4: Case for Traditional Town Planning
Karl Besel and John Vick
Chapter 5: Louisville's Historical Belles: Cherokee Triangle and Old Louisville
Karl Besel
Chapter 6: A Tale of Two Villages: Park DuValle and West Clay
Karl Besel and Hervil Cherubin
Chapter 7: New Urbanism in a University Town: The Case of Gainesville and the University of Florida
Muthusami Kumaran, Molly Moon, and Kimberly Ambayec
Chapter 8: Building Community: Residential Satisfaction in Conventional and Neotraditional Suburban Neighborhoods
John Vick and Douglas Perkins
Chapter 9: Best Businesses for New Urbanism Communities
Karl Besel
Chapter 10: Conclusion: Old and New Rules
Karl Besel and Viviana Andreescu
Selected Bibliography

About the author

By Karl Besel and Viviana Andreescu

Summary

This book explores new urbanism and urban revitalization within the context of public policy developments. Back to the Future examines the historical roots and the beginnings of new urbanism and illustrates how this movement has become a nationwide trend in response to changing demographics and the real estate crisis.

Product details

• Authors: Viviana Andreescu, Andreescu Viviana, Karl Besel, Karl Andreescu Besel, Besel Karl
• Assisted by: Viviana Andreescu (Editor), Karl Besel (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.07.2013
• EAN: 9780761861652
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6165-2
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Urban, spatial and country planning; ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, City and town planning: architectural aspects