Explores the ways demographics, technology, financing, and the market are affecting master-planned communities. In-depth case studies of Celebration, Florida, the Woodlands, Texas, and Summerlin, Nevada. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Rethinking master-planned communities / V.R. Halter -- Changing consumer preferences / Brooke Warrick and Toni Alexander -- The implications of new technologies / William Clark -- The evolution in community governance / Wayne S. Hyatt -- Mastering crime in the master-planned community / Brian C. Canin -- Environmentally responsible development / Michael Pawlukiewicz -- New visions in community design / Adrienne Schmitz -- The business of master-planned communities / Ehud Mouchly, H. Pike Oliver, and Laurence Netherton -- Case studies : The Woodlands, The Woodlands, Texas ; Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada ; Celebration, Celebration, Florida.
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