“What Makes a Great City” by Alexander Garvin
FROM AMAZON… “What makes a great city? Not a good city or a functional city but a great city. A […]
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city plan
CITY PLANNING ARTICLES
A Comprehensive, Long-Range City Finance Plan Using a Pro Forma Sources and Uses Process.
A BORROWED TERM, A Professional Accounting Viewpoint. CharacterTowns.org has taken the accounting term, source and uses of funds, and contorted
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Benoit Mandelbrot: Fractals and the art of roughness
Fractals, like the Powers of Ten, is a concept seemingly unrelated to urban design and city planning. However, understanding natural
John Nolen, Landscape Architect and City Planner.
From Amazon…John Nolen (1869–1937) was the first American to identify himself exclusively as a town and city planner. In 1903, at
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Lawrence Halprin, 1916 – 2009
Cities is one of those books from the 1960s when idealism in city planning was blooming, design was a valuable commodity,
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“The Art of the Long View, Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World” by Peter Schwartz
Peter Schwartz has written a book that benefits every futurist. The subtitle, “Planning for the Future in an Uncertain World” describes the
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Four ways to make a city more walkable.
Jeff Speck is a city planner and urban designer who advocates internationally for more walkable cities.
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PROFILE: Harland Bartholomew
Harland Bartholomew is a well-known name in the planning profession. Until researching his history for this edition of CT.org did
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Urban Sociology: A Human Ecological Perspective by William A. Schwab
Importance. The social realm of sustainability is the most neglected by urban and city planners. Sociology is the profession to