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Walkable Cities
- Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption
Engelsk Paperback
Walkable Cities
- Revitalization, Vibrancy, and Sustainable Consumption
Engelsk Paperback

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Examines how cities of various sizes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean are making walkability improvements a part of their overall urban revitalization strategy.

Gold Medalist, 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards in the Transportation (Auto/Aviation/Railroad) Category

Co-Winner of the 2020 Global Division Outstanding Book Award presented by the Global Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems

Walkable precincts have become an important component of urban revitalization on both sides of the Atlantic. In Walkable Cities, Carlos J. L. Balsas examines a range of city scales and geographic settings on three continents, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal), Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), and the United States (Phoenix and New York City). He explains how this "pedestrianization of Main Street" approach to central locations (downtowns and midtowns) has contributed to strengthening various urban functions, such as urban vitality, pedestrian and bicyclist safety, tourism, and more. However, it has also put pressure on less affluent, peripheral, and fragile areas due to higher levels of consumption and waste generation. Balsas calls attention to the need to base urban revitalization interventions on more spatially and socially just interventions coupled with sustainable consumption practices that do not necessarily entail high growth levels, but instead aim to improve the quality of city life.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
258
ISBN-13:
9781438476285
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1438476280
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
2 jul 2020
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
228mm
Forlag:
State University of New York Press
Oplagsdato:
2 jul 2020
Forfatter(e):
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