Creating Healthy Neighborhoods: Evidence-Based Planning and Design Strategies
- ISBN-10
- 161190191X
- ISBN-13
- 9781611901917
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-03-22
- Publisher
- American Planning Association
- Authors
- Ann Forsyth, Emily Salomon, Laura Smead
Description
Good housing. Easy transit. Food access. Green spaces. Gathering places. Everybody wants to live in a healthy neighborhood. But creating one isn't just a walk in the park. There's so much to learn and so much to do. Where should communities start? Follow three Harvard scholars as they bridge the gap between research and practice. With eight guiding principles and 80 concrete actions, Creating Healthy Neighborhoods shows the way to places designed for living well.
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