American Planning Association, Frederick R. Steiner, Kent Butler

Planning and Urban Design Standards

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is an abridged version of Planning and Urban Design Standards (January 2006). As with its successful predecessors, Architectural Graphic Standards, Student Edition and Interior Graphic Standards, Student Edition, this new resource offers the same authoritative, reliable information as the main volume in a student-friendly format. It focuses on the physical and graphical aspects of planning and urban design--environmental planning, transportation planning, GIS, and mapping--with a particular eye towards smart growth.

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"Typographic Design" - Das Standardwerk erscheint jetzt in der 3. aktualisierten und erweiterten Auflage. Es bietet eine umfassende Einführung in das typographische Design und enthält eine Fülle neuer Information und Farbabbildungen. Behandelt wird ein breites Themenspektrum von der Entwicklung der Typographie, der Anatomie der Buchstaben und Typenfamilien bis hin zur visuellen Kommunikation, Designästhetik und typographischen Technologie. Dieses Buch gehört zur Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der mit Auswahl und Plazierung von Typen bzw. mit der Kommunikation mittels Typen zu tun hat. Die Neuauflage berücksichtigt auch aktuelle Themen, wie z.B. Webdesign und Designmöglichkeiten im Bereich Neue Medien sowie Typographie und moderne digitale Technologie. Mit 80 Seiten vollfarbiger Abbildungen sowie neuen Fallstudien zu Website-Design, CD-ROMs und Umweltgraphik. Ein unentbehrliches Buch für die tägliche Praxis.

Produktdetails

• Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards Series
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 288mm x 233mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1349g
• ISBN-13: 9780471760900
• ISBN-10: 0471760900
• Artikelnr.: 20931405

Autorenporträt

AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION is a Chicago-based, nonprofit, public interest, and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials, and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues. FREDERICK R. STEINER is the Dean of the School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin. He is on the advisory boards for Planning and Urban Design Standards and Landscape Architecture Graphic Standards (both from Wiley). KENT BUTLER is Associate Dean of Research and Chair of the planning program at the School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part 1: PLANS AND PLAN MAKING. PLAN
MAKING. Plan Making. TYPES OF PLANS. Comprehensive Plans. Urban Design
Plans. Regional Plans. Neighborhood Plans. Transportation Plans. Housing
Plans. Economic Development Plans. Parks and Open-Space Plans. Critical and
Sensitive Areas Plans. PARTICIPATION. Role of Participation. Stakeholder
Identification. Surveys. Community Visioning. Charrettes. Public Meetings.
Public Hearings. Computer-Based Public Participation. Part 2: ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW. Environmental
Planning Considerations. AIR. Air Quality. Air Sheds. Heat Islands. WATER.
Hydrologic Cycle. Watersheds. Aquifers. Rivers and Streams. Floodplains and
Riparian Corridors. Wetlands. Beach and Dune Systems. Estuaries, Flats, and
Marshes. LAND. Slope, Relief, and Aspect. Soils Classification and
Mechanics. Habitat Patches, Corridors, and Matrix. Biodiversity Protection.
HAZARDS. Flood Hazards. Erosion and Sedimentation. Hurricanes and Coastal
Storms. Landslides. Sinkholes and Subsidence. Earthquakes. Wildfires.
Hazardous Materials. Tsunamis and Seiches. Noise and Vibration. Part 3:
STRUCTURES. BUILDING TYPES. Residential Types. Single-Family Detached.
Single-Family Attached. Multifamily Low-Rise. Multifamily Mid-Rise.
Multifamily High-Rise. Manufactured Housing. Office Buildings. Elementary,
Middle, and High Schools. Medical Facilities. TRANSPORTATION. Sidewalks.
Hierarchy of Streets and Roads. Street Networks and Street Connectivity.
Vehicle Turning Radii. Traffic Calming. Pedestrian-Friendly Streets.
Parking Lot Design. On-Street Bikeways. Multiuser Trails. Transit Systems.
UTILITIES. Waste Management. Wastewater. Stormwater Runoff and Recharge.
Water Supply. Wireless Infrastructure Overview. PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. Types
of Parks. Greenways and Trails. Conservation Areas. Playgrounds. FARMING
AND FORESTRY. Farms. Feedlots. Forestry. Part 4: PLACES AND PLACEMAKING.
REGIONS. Regions. PLACES AND DISTRICTS. Neighborhoods. Neighborhood
Centers. Historic Districts. Waterfronts. Arts Districts. Industrial Parks.
Office Parks. Main Streets. DEVELOPMENT TYPES. Mixed-Use Development.
Transit-Oriented Development. Conservation Development. Infill Development.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS. Environmental Site Analysis. Urban Analysis. Scale
and Density. Safety. Walkability. Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design--LEED. Streetscape. Part 5: ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES. PROJECTIONS AND
DEMAND ANALYSIS. Population Projections. Economic Base and Econometric
Projections. Housing Needs Assessment. Parks, Recreation, and Open-Space
Needs Assessment. IMPACT ASSESSMENT. Environmental Impact Assessment.
Fiscal Impact Assessment. Traffic Impact Studies. MAPPING. Mapping Data
Overview. Aerial Photographs and Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles. U.S.
Geological Survey Topographic Maps. Property Maps in Modern Cadastres.
Census Data and Demographic Mapping. Remote Sensing and Satellite Image
Classification. Geographic Information Systems. VISUALIZATION.
Visualization Overview. Montage Visualization. Three-Dimensional
Visualization. Visual Preference Techniques. Part 6: IMPLEMENTATION
TECHNIQUES. LEGAL FOUNDATIONS. Planning Law Overview. Property Rights,
Police Power, Nuisance, and Vested Rights. Due Process and Equal
Protection. Freedom of Religion and Expression. Eminent Domain,Takings, and
Exactions. Federal Legislation. State Enabling Legislation. Zoning
Regulation. Subdivision Regulation. Planned Unit Development. Innovations
in Local Zoning Regulations. Sign Regulation. GROWTH MANAGEMENT. Adequate
Public Facilities and Concurrency Management. Urban Growth Areas.
Development Impact Fees. Transfer and Purchase of Development Rights.
PRESERVATION,CONSERVATION, AND REUSE. Open-Space Preservation Techniques.
Farmland Preservation. Land Evaluation and Site Assessment. Viewshed
Protection. Historic Structures. Brownfields. ECONOMIC AND REAL ESTATE
DEVELOPMENT. Capital Improvement Programs. Tax Increment Financing.
Financing Methods and Techniques. Financial Planning and Analysis:The Pro
Forma. Resources. Planning Resources. Graphic Symbols and Drawing
Annotations. Index.

Rezensionen

"Steiner and Butler present a student edition of a text on planning and urban design standards, derived from the full edition published in 2006." ( Book News , February 2008)