Skinny streets and green neighborhoods design for environment and community

Girling, Cynthia L. 1952- (Author). Kellett, Ronald. (Added Author).

Summary: Annotation Illustrates how to weave together contemporary thinking in urban planning with open space planning and urban ecology. Drawing from eighteen case studies, these green neighbourhoods are the best examples of how the natural environment can play integral roles in neighborhoods.

Record details

ISBN: 1559633379 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1597260282 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1559633379 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781559633376 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1597260282 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781597260282 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 1429497831 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 9781429497831 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans (some color)
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Publisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Green neighborhoods -- Case studies -- Green networks -- Gray networks -- Gray fabric -- Green fabric -- Urban water -- Getting to green neighborhoods.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Restrictions unspecified
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
System Details Note:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Action Note:	digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.