A Concise Guide to Community Planning
Published on 31. May 1994
Book
Hardback
209 pages
978-0-07-025591-3 (ISBN)
Description
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Reviews / Votes
"A readable 200 pages detailing a fresh vision for understanding and planning communities." -- Hildebrandt, Monica Tidewater Builder 19940901More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
295 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
644 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-025591-3 (9780070255913)
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Persons
Gerald A. Porterfield is the President of the Porterfield Design Center based in Chesapeake, Virginia. He holds a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University and is a member of the Urban Land Institute as well as the American Planning Association. He is a frequent speaker on land development issues. Gerald A. Porterfield is the President of the Porterfield Design Center based in Chesapeake, Virginia. He holds a B.S. in Landscape Architecture from West Virginia University and is a member of the Urban Land Institute as well as the American Planning Association. He is a frequent speaker on land development issues.
Kenneth B. Hall, Jr. ASLA is a landscape architect with the award-winning firm Hanbury Evans Newill Vlattas & Company in Norfolk, Virginia where he specializes in community planning. He holds a B.S. in history from the University of Montevallo and a master's in landscape architecture from Virginia Tech. He has published a variety of articles focusing on issues related to community design. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Congress for New Urbanism.
Kenneth B. Hall, Jr. ASLA is a landscape architect with the award-winning firm Hanbury Evans Newill Vlattas & Company in Norfolk, Virginia where he specializes in community planning. He holds a B.S. in history from the University of Montevallo and a master's in landscape architecture from Virginia Tech. He has published a variety of articles focusing on issues related to community design. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Congress for New Urbanism.
Content
Introduction.The Creative Process.Research and Inventory.Subdivision.Residential.Office and Industrial Parks.Commercial and Retail Development.Parks.Master Planned Communities.Redevelopment Housing.Amenites (including recreatiional areas, golf courses, and streetscape).Graphics.Marketing (of projects to clients).