Community livability : issues and approaches to sustaining the well-being of people and communities / edited by Fritz Wagner and Roger W. Caves.
Contributor(s): Wagner, Fritz W [editor.] | Caves, Roger W [editor.].
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BookPublisher: London Routledge, 2020Edition: Second edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781522508250 (electronic bk.); 9781522508243.Call No.:
GE196
.C65 2020
Subject(s): Sustainable living -- Case studies | Community life -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Online resources: Electronic Resources General Note: "First edition published by Routledge 2012"--Title page verso.Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: What is a livable community? How do you design and develop one? What does government at all levels need to do to support and nurture the cause of livable communities? Using a blend of theory and practice, the second edition of Community Livability addresses evidence from international, state and local perspectives to explore what is meant by the term "livable communities." The second edition contains new chapters from leading academics and practitioners that examine the various factors that constitute a livable community (e.g., the influence and importance of transportation options/alternatives to the elderly, the importance of walkability as a factor in developing a livable and healthy community, the importance of good open space providing for human activity and health, restorative benefits, etc., the importance of coordinated land use and transportation planning), and the relationship between livability and quality of life. A number of chapters focus on livable communities with case studies from an international perspective in the USA, Canada, Australia, Peru, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, and Austria.
"First edition published by Routledge 2012"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is a livable community? How do you design and develop one? What does government at all levels need to do to support and nurture the cause of livable communities? Using a blend of theory and practice, the second edition of Community Livability addresses evidence from international, state and local perspectives to explore what is meant by the term "livable communities." The second edition contains new chapters from leading academics and practitioners that examine the various factors that constitute a livable community (e.g., the influence and importance of transportation options/alternatives to the elderly, the importance of walkability as a factor in developing a livable and healthy community, the importance of good open space providing for human activity and health, restorative benefits, etc., the importance of coordinated land use and transportation planning), and the relationship between livability and quality of life. A number of chapters focus on livable communities with case studies from an international perspective in the USA, Canada, Australia, Peru, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, and Austria.
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