Rail and the city : shrinking our carbon footprint while reimagining urban space / Roxanne Warren.
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TextSeries: Urban and industrial environmentsPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780262325622
- 0262325624
- 9781322151359
- 1322151350
- Urban transportation -- United States
- Land use -- United States
- Housing -- United States
- Sustainable development -- United States
- Urban transportation -- Europe
- Land use -- Europe
- Housing -- Europe
- Sustainable development -- Europe
- Transports urbains -- États-Unis
- Utilisation du sol -- États-Unis
- Développement durable -- États-Unis
- Transports urbains -- Europe
- Utilisation du sol -- Europe
- Développement durable -- Europe
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Transportation
- TRANSPORTATION -- Public Transportation
- Housing
- Land use
- Sustainable development
- Urban transportation
- Europe
- United States
- URBANISM/General
- ARCHITECTURE/Urban Design
- ARCHITECTURE/General
- 388.40973 23
- HE308 .W37 2014eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Perceptions of Cities and Rail, and a Changing Paradigm -- 2 The Parking Challenge to Compact and Affordable Transit-Oriented Development -- 3 Transit Options and the Unique Features of Rail -- 4 Easing Access to Rail -- 5 Different Speeds for Different Settings -- 6 Urban Design for Pedestrian- and Transit-Oriented Cities -- 7 A Market to Match Ecological Truths -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- Series Info.
An architect makes the case for rail transit as the critical infrastructure for a fluidly functioning and environmentally sustainable urban society.
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