Review
"Charter of the New Urbanism: "Every New Urbanist should have a copy of the Charter book. The Charter book is the most complete and comprehensive statement of the New Urbanism movement." - New Urban News "an important work that defines the tenets of New Urbanism" - Architectural Record Suburban Nation: "put flesh on the bones of the New Urbanism movement and given much needed impetus to the promise it holds for America" - Richard Moe, National Trust for Historic Preservation "an essential text for our time" - Robert Stern, Dean, Yale School of Architecture
Product Description
Everyone is calling for smart growth...but what exactly is it?
In The Smart Growth Manual, two leading city planners provide a thorough answer. From the expanse of the metropolis to the detail of the window box, they address the pressing challenges of urban development with easy-to-follow advice and broad array of best practices.
With their landmark book Suburban Nation, Andres Duany and Jeff Speck "set forth more clearly than anyone has done in our time the elements of good town planning" (The New Yorker). With this long-awaited companion volume, the authors have organized the latest contributions of new urbanism, green design, and healthy communities into a comprehensive handbook, fully illustrated with the built work of the nation's leading practitioners.
"The Smart Growth Manual is an indispensable guide to city planning. This kind of progressive development is the only way to fully restore our economic strength and create new jobs, new industries, and a renewed ability to compete in the first rank of world economies." -- Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco