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Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Woodlands Proposed New Community, Montgomery County
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Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Pages : 128
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Reforming Suburbia
Author: Ann Forsyth
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520937910
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The "new community" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of those experiments in three of the most successful new communities: Irvine Ranch in Southern California, Columbia in Maryland, and The Woodlands in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Based on new research and interviews with developers, designers, and residents, Ann Forsyth traces the evolution, the successes, and the shortcomings of these experiments in urban innovation. Where they succeeded, in areas such as community identity and open space preservation, they provide support for current "smart growth" proposals. Where they did not, in areas such as housing affordability and transportation choices, they offer important insights for today's planners, designers, developers, civic leaders, and others interested in incorporating new forms of development into their designs.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520937910
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The "new community" movement of the 1960s and 1970s attempted a grand experiment in housing. It inspired the construction of innovative communities that were designed to counter suburbia's cultural conformity, social isolation, ugliness, and environmental problems. This richly documented book examines the results of those experiments in three of the most successful new communities: Irvine Ranch in Southern California, Columbia in Maryland, and The Woodlands in the suburbs of Houston, Texas. Based on new research and interviews with developers, designers, and residents, Ann Forsyth traces the evolution, the successes, and the shortcomings of these experiments in urban innovation. Where they succeeded, in areas such as community identity and open space preservation, they provide support for current "smart growth" proposals. Where they did not, in areas such as housing affordability and transportation choices, they offer important insights for today's planners, designers, developers, civic leaders, and others interested in incorporating new forms of development into their designs.
Wetland, Woodland, Wildland
Author: Elizabeth Hathaway Thompson
Publisher: University Press of New England
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities
Publisher: University Press of New England
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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The first field guide to all of Vermont's natural communities
Timberlake New Community
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Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Pages : 150
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The Woodlands
Author: Lauren Nicolle Taylor
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
ISBN: 194053402X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
ISBN: 194053402X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
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Secrets of the Oak Woodlands
Author: Kate Marianchild
Publisher: Heyday Books
ISBN: 9781597142625
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an oak woodland. Yet, while common, oak woodlands are anything but ordinary. In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and animals that the oak woodlands nurture. Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages of up to ten mates and raise their young cooperatively. Ground squirrels roll in rattlesnake skins to hide their scent from hungry snakes. Manzanita's rust-colored, paper-thin bark peels away in time for the summer solstice, exposing sinuous contours that are cool to the touch even on the hottest day. Conveying up-to-the-minute scientific findings with a storyteller's skill, Marianchild introduces us to a host of remarkable creatures in a world close by, a world that "rustles, hums, and sings with the sounds of wild things."
Publisher: Heyday Books
ISBN: 9781597142625
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
A Californian may vacation in Yosemite, Big Sur, or Death Valley, but many of us come home to an oak woodland. Yet, while common, oak woodlands are anything but ordinary. In a book rich in illustration and suffused with wonder, author Kate Marianchild combines extensive research and years of personal experience to explore some of the marvelous plants and animals that the oak woodlands nurture. Acorn woodpeckers unite in marriages of up to ten mates and raise their young cooperatively. Ground squirrels roll in rattlesnake skins to hide their scent from hungry snakes. Manzanita's rust-colored, paper-thin bark peels away in time for the summer solstice, exposing sinuous contours that are cool to the touch even on the hottest day. Conveying up-to-the-minute scientific findings with a storyteller's skill, Marianchild introduces us to a host of remarkable creatures in a world close by, a world that "rustles, hums, and sings with the sounds of wild things."
An Evaluation of the Federal New Communities Program
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Planning New Towns
Author: U.S./U.S.S.R. New Towns Working Group
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of International Affairs
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
The Woodlands
Author: Roger Galatas
Publisher: Urban Land Institute
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Offers a behind-the-scenes look into The Woodlands, an innovative town that was built from the ground up near Houston, Texas. This title presents the story of the people who were instrumental in developing it and the experiences and challenges they had in creating a better hometown.
Publisher: Urban Land Institute
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Offers a behind-the-scenes look into The Woodlands, an innovative town that was built from the ground up near Houston, Texas. This title presents the story of the people who were instrumental in developing it and the experiences and challenges they had in creating a better hometown.
Landscape Performance
Author: Bo Yang
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317266196
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Ian McHarg’s ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, this book demonstrates the long-term benefits of a renowned McHargarian project (The Woodlands town development) through quantitative and qualitative methods. Including 44 black and white illustrations, Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental, social, and economic aspects of The Woodlands project. It delves into McHarg’s planning success in The Woodlands in comparison with adjacent Houston developments, which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Lastly, it identifies the ingredients of McHarg’s ability to do real and permanent good. Yang also includes a number of appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development. This book would be beneficial to academics and students of landscape architecture and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317266196
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Ian McHarg’s ecological planning approach has been influential since the 20th century. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to evaluate the performance of his projects. Using the framework of landscape performance assessment, this book demonstrates the long-term benefits of a renowned McHargarian project (The Woodlands town development) through quantitative and qualitative methods. Including 44 black and white illustrations, Landscape Performance systematically documents the performance benefits of the environmental, social, and economic aspects of The Woodlands project. It delves into McHarg’s planning success in The Woodlands in comparison with adjacent Houston developments, which demonstrated urban resilience after Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Lastly, it identifies the ingredients of McHarg’s ability to do real and permanent good. Yang also includes a number of appendices which provide valuable information on the methods of assessing performance in landscape development. This book would be beneficial to academics and students of landscape architecture and planning with a particular interest in Ian McHarg.