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Urbanism
Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment.
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To generate exuberant diversity in a city's streets and districts four conditions are indispensable:
1. The district, and indeed as many of its internal parts as possible, must serve more than one primary function; preferably more than two...
2. Most blocks must be short; that is, streets and opportunities to turn corners must be frequent.
3. The district must mingle buildings that vary in age and condition, including a good proportion of old ones so that they vary in the economic yield they
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― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
― The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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The idea of the frontier runs so deep in American culture that we internalize the idea that to find nature—real nature—you have to get in your car and drive out of town.
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― A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
― A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places
Current and former Polco people talkiong about cities.
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A group for the exchange of books and ideas about cities.
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Books about urbanism (urban design, housing affordability, streets) with an Atlanta focus. Compi…more
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