In a challenging and provocative book, William Whyte, author of the classic The Organization Man, observes the influence public spaces have on the people who use them. In this exploration of pedestrian behavior and urban dynamics, he calls on city planners to provide functional, pleasant places to live and work.
In a challenging and provocative book, William Whyte, author of the classic The Organization Man, observes the influence public spaces have on the people who use them. In this exploration of pedestrian behavior and urban dynamics, he calls on city planners to provide functional, pleasant places to live and work.
William H. Whyte (1917-1999), author of the bestselling Organization Man, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press, was born in Pennsylvania and educated at Princeton. Paco Underhill, founder, CEO, and president of Envirosell, is the author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping and Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping.
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Foreword, by Paco Underhill 1. Introduction 2. The Social Life of the Street 3. Street People 4. The Skilled Pedestrian 5. The Physical Street 6. The Sensory Street 7. The Design of Spaces 8. Water, Wind, Trees, and Light 9. The Management of Spaces 10. The Undesirables 11. Carrying Capacity 12. Steps and Entrances 13. Concourses and Skyways 14. Megastructures 15. Blank Walls 16. The Rise and Fall of Incentive Zoning 17. Sun and Shadow 18. Bounce Light 19. Sun Easements 20. The Corporate Exodus 21. The Semi-Cities 22. How to Dullify Downtown 23. Tightening Up 24. The Case for Gentrification 25. Return to the Agora Appendices A. Digest of Open-Space Zoning Provisions in New York City B. Mandating of Retailing at Street Level Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
Foreword, by Paco Underhill 1. Introduction 2. The Social Life of the Street 3. Street People 4. The Skilled Pedestrian 5. The Physical Street 6. The Sensory Street 7. The Design of Spaces 8. Water, Wind, Trees, and Light 9. The Management of Spaces 10. The Undesirables 11. Carrying Capacity 12. Steps and Entrances 13. Concourses and Skyways 14. Megastructures 15. Blank Walls 16. The Rise and Fall of Incentive Zoning 17. Sun and Shadow 18. Bounce Light 19. Sun Easements 20. The Corporate Exodus 21. The Semi-Cities 22. How to Dullify Downtown 23. Tightening Up 24. The Case for Gentrification 25. Return to the Agora Appendices A. Digest of Open-Space Zoning Provisions in New York City B. Mandating of Retailing at Street Level Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
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