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100			_aSucher, David _949951
245			_aCity comforts : how to build and urban village
260			_aSeattle _bCity Comforts press _c1995
300			_a176p.
505			_aCONTENTS CITY COMFORTS CONTENTS How TO BUILD AN URBAN VILLAGE 7 Why the urban village is appealing and its three key architectural patterns. SOME OVER-RIDING PRINCIPLES 15 Some approaches to the urban environment, software, philosophies and methods. BUMPING INTO PEOPLE 24 The city is a place to bump-into, to 'mix and meet.' Four general principles and some specific examples. KNOWING WHERE You ARE 44 Our modern cities are vast and confusing. But there are ways to make the world more comprehensible. CHILDREN IN THE CITY 64 Children are an indicator species of urban health. FEELING SAFE 70 The design of buildings and streetscapes alone does not make cities safer. But some basic principles—natural surveillance and territoriality-—can make a difference. LITTLE NECESSITIES 78 Little personal comforts make life, well, more comfortable. SMOOTHING EDGES: BUFFERS & SHIELDS 86 Sharp change is unsettling. Certain uses conflict with others. There are ways to make them more harmonious. FITTING IN 100 New buildings are often more unpopular than need be because they do not follow simple rules of being a good neighbor. WASTE NOT,WANT NOT: OLD SHOES ARE MORE COMFORTABLE 112 Weaving the old and the new together is good business and good sense. There are several ways we do so—discovered spaces, habitat restoration, and recycling as three examples. GETTING AROUND 125. Motion is a delight and a virtue of our era is how many people can enjoy it. 'Traffic calming, bicycles-as-transport and universal accessibility keep a city moving ahead. PERSONALIZING THE CITY WITH ART: "KILROY WAS HERE" 156 Public art is important in helping to create places and breaking down the walls of personal isolation. SOME FINAL THOUGHTS 166 How this book came to be. What is the common denominator, if any? How TO LEARN MORE 169 Some approaches to increasing our understanding of the physical environment. WHAT THIS BOOK IS NOT ABOUT 171 Expensive design, high density, heavy rail and government projects are not the prerequisite for comfortable cities.
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