Fundamentals of Sustainable Urban Renewal in Small and Mid-Sized Towns

• Main Author: Friedman, Avi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Civil engineering.; Sustainable development.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Civil Engineering.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

The book introduces challenges affecting smaller urban communities with fewer than 50,000 inhabitants and offers urban planning and building/architectural strategies to strengthen their city centers. It divides urban renewal of small towns into sub-components such as environmental challenges, demogr...

Table of Contents:

• Setting A Context
• The Form of Small Towns' Centers
• Weaving in With Nature
• Mobility And Connectivity
• Dwelling In The Core
• Preserving The Old
• Wealth Generation By Design
• Town Centers As Communal Living Rooms.