Overview

Patterns of development of Britain's cities have evolved in new ways in the 1990s. Government, town planners and Property developers have started to realize that there are benefits in having more people living in city centres. The low-density suburban sprawl around cities and the economic and environmental costs of relying on complex transport systems to service these arrangements now cause concern. At the same time buildings in many fringe areas of city centres have become abandoned as their activities become obsolete and the buildings inappropriate for modern technological requirements. Reclaiming the City is a book based on a research project taking a critical look at mixed-use development. It examines the history and development of land use zoning and the reasons why concerns for more sustainable cities lead to a greater mix of uses. It examines examples of policies and schemes which have created new mixed use developments and the attitudes of developers involved in such schemes. Planners, architects, urban designers and those involved in the property industry will find this book both timely and useful.

Full Product Details

Author:   Andy Coupland
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Spon Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780419213604

ISBN 10:   0419213600
Pages:   308
Publication Date:   28 November 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. An introduction to mixed use development. Part One: Why study mixed use development? A history of mixed uses. Mixed use development as an agent of sustainability. Cities, tourism and mixed uses. Part Two: Mixed use development: theory. Mixed use development and the property market. Mixed uses and urban design. Crime and mixed use development. Part Three: Mixed use development in practice. Local policy and mixed uses. Why developers build mixed use schemes. Mixed use and exclusion in the international city. Mixed use development: some conclusions. Index.

Reviews

This is a very good book that deserves to be widely read by planners, architects, academics and, if they can be persuaded, by local politicians. ...well produced and represents sound value. <br>-Philip Kivell, University of Keele <br>

This is a very good book that deserves to be widely read by planners, architects, academics and, if they can be persuaded, by local politicians. ...well produced and represents sound value. -Philip Kivell, University of Keele

"'Reclaiming the City offers a series of essays and case studies whose diversity and variety are unified by their advocacy and enthusiasm for mixed use' - The Lecturer, October 1997 'This new book shines welcome light through the fog that has characterized the debate about mixed use development in the UK recently.' - Urban Villages Forum '...a timely study...well illustrated' - Geography '...a useful addition to an all too restricted literature on a highly topical aspect of public policy' - Journal of Urban Design ""very timely...useful...wide ranging book...raises important issues...I would certainly commend Reclaiming the City to anyone interested in mixed-use development"" - Town Planning Review"

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