Author: Kelbaugh Douglas
Place: London
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Year: 2002
Pages: 221
ISBN: 0-295-98204-7
Source: Donated by Charles Correa
Subject: Urbanisation
Sub-Subject: Urban Planning
Keyword: Urban Architecture, Urban Development, City Planning
Classification: 711.4
Shelf: C3R3
Accession No: B215
Contents: Foreword by Alex Krieger Acknowledgments Introduction 1- Suburban Sprawl: Paved with Good Intentions 2- Critical Regionalism: An Architecture of Place 3- Typology: An Architecture of limites 4- New Urbanism: Versus Everyday Urbanism and Post Urbanism 5- Public Policy: What We Should Do A. S. A. P. Notes Bibliography Index
Abstract: *Repairing the American Metropolis*, based on Douglas Kelbaugh’s *Common Place* (1997), offers a timely update on architecture, urban sprawl, and New Urbanism—a movement Kelbaugh helped shape. With revised theories, new charts, images, and expanded policy discussions, the book presents compelling strategies for designing sustainable, livable communities and regions. It emphasizes thoughtful neighborhood and regional planning to counteract the negative effects of sprawl. This comprehensive guide is essential for architects, urban planners, landscape architects, students, policymakers, developers, environmentalists, and engaged citizens seeking to understand and positively influence the development and regeneration of American cities and suburbs.