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03934aam a2200373 a 4500 001 9B8663E4F09111E4AF152ED3DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150502010131 008 101207s2011 njuabe b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010051102 020 $a 0470934328 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780470934326 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)693560835 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDXCP $d TXA $d JCR $d UKMGB $d BDX $d NLGGC $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d OCLCO $d TOH $d DXU $d JUH $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Dunham-Jones, Ellen, $d 1959- 245 10 $a Retrofitting suburbia : $b urban design solutions for redesigning suburbs / $c Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson. 250 $a Updated ed. 260 $a Hoboken, N.J. : $b Wiley, $c ©2011. 300 $a xxxii, 256 pages illustrations (some color), maps (some color), plans ; $c 21 cm 520 $a "While there has been considerable attention by practitioners and academics to development in urban cores and new neighborhoods on the periphery of cities, there has been little attention to the redesign and redevelopment of existing suburbs. Here is a comprehensive guidebook for architects, planners, urban designers, and developers that illustrates how existing suburbs can be redesigned and redeveloped. The authors, both architects and noted experts on the subject, show how development in existing suburbs can absorb new growth and evolve in relation to changed demographic, technological, and economic conditions. Retrofitting Suburbia was named winner in the Architecture & Urban Planning category of the 2009 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (The PROSE Awards) awarded by The Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "With a new update introduction, this is a comprehensive guidebook for architects, planners, urban designers, and developers that illustrates how existing suburbs can be redesigned and redeveloped. The authors, both architects and noted experts on the subject, shows how development in existing suburbs can absorb new growth and evolve in relation to changed demographic, technological, and economic conditions. The book documents innovative case studies of prototypical American suburban developments (malls, commercial strips, office parks, cul-de-sac subdivisions) that have been retrofitted to new uses and forms. It offers hands-on lessons for architects and urban planners interested in sustainability and smart growth to redesign suburbs as alternatives to the norms of sprawl"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $t Office park case study : University Town Center, Prince George's County, Maryland. $t Retrofitting garden apartments and residential subdivisions to address density and the new demographics -- $t Residential case study : changes to "Levittown" -- $t Retrofitting social life along commercial strips -- $t Strips case study : Mashpee Commons, Cape Cod, Massachusetts -- $t From regional malls to new downtowns through mixed-use and public space -- $t Mall case study : Cottonwood, Holladay, Utah -- $t Mall case study : Blemar, Lakewood, Colorado -- $t Edge City infill : improving walkability and interconnectivity -- $t Edge City case study : downtown Kendall/Dadeland, Miami-Dade County, Florida -- $t Suburban office and industrial park retrofits to recruit the creative class -- $t Office park case study : University Town Center, Prince George's County, Maryland. 650 0 $a Suburbs $x Planning. 650 0 $a Sustainable development. 655 7 $a History & Culture. $2 local 655 7 $a Arts & Photography. $2 local 655 7 $a Nonfiction. $2 local 700 1 $a Williamson, June. 941 $a 1 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20150502024556.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9B8663E4F09111E4AF152ED3DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search