Type of content: Books
... Heart of the City, distinguished urban planner Alexander Garvin shares lessons on how to plan for a mix of housing, ... mobility; and successfully manage downtown services. Garvin opens the book with diagnoses of downtowns across the ... a review of prescriptions and treatments for any downtown, Garvin shares brief accounts—of both successes and ...
Type of content: Books
... from, and replicate. City planner and architect Alexander Garvin set out to answer this question by observing cities, ... attention to Paris, London, New York, and Vienna. For Garvin, greatness is not just about the most beautiful, ... history to create great cities. To open the book, Garvin explains that a great public realm attracts and ...
Type of content: Books
... and design fields, among them James Howard Kunstler, Alex Garvin, Andres Duany, Joel Kotkin, and Wendell Cox. These and ...