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American Planning Association - Planning and Urban Design Standards - 9780471760900 - V9780471760900
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Planning and Urban Design Standards

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Description for Planning and Urban Design Standards Paperback. The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design. Series: Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards S. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: AMVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 289 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1152.
The new student edition of the definitive reference on urban planning and design


Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition is the authoritative and reliable volume designed to teach students best practices and guidelines for urban planning and design.

Edited from the main volume to meet the serious student's needs, this Student Edition is packed with more than 1,400 informative illustrations and includes the latest rules of thumb for designing and evaluating any land-use scheme--from street plantings to new subdivisions. Students find real help understanding all the practical information on the physical aspects of planning and urban design they are required to know, including:
* Plans and plan making
* Environmental planning and management
* Building types
* Transportation
* Utilities
* Parks and open space, farming, and forestry
* Places and districts
* Design considerations
* Projections and demand analysis
* Impact assessment
* Mapping
* Legal foundations
* Growth management preservation, conservation, and reuse
* Economic and real estate development

Planning and Urban Design Standards, Student Edition provides essential specification and detailing information for various types of plans, environmental factors and hazards, building types, transportation planning, and mapping and GIS. In addition, expert advice guides readers on practical and graphical skills, such as mapping, plan types, and transportation planning.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
Ramsey/Sleeper Architectural Graphic Standards S.
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471760900
SKU
V9780471760900
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About American Planning Association
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.

Reviews for Planning and Urban Design Standards
"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)

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