Measuring Urban Design Metrics for Livable Places /

• Main Authors: Ewing, Reid (Author), Clemente, Otto (Author), Neckerman, Kathryn M. (Author), Purciel-Hill, Marnie (Author), Quinn, James W. (Author), Rundle, Andrew (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2013.
• Series: Metropolitan Planning + Design
• Subjects: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Urban ecology (Biology).; Environmental health.; Environmental Health.; Urbanism.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Urban Ecology.

What makes strolling down a particular street enjoyable? The authors of Measuring Urban Design argue it's not an idle question. Inviting streets are the centerpiece of thriving, sustainable communities, but it can be difficult to pinpoint the precise design elements that make an area appealing....