| Regulating Place: Standards and the Shaping of Urban America Contributor(s): Ben-Joseph, Eran (Editor), Szold, Terry S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415948746 ISBN-13: 9780415948746 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: "Regulating Place" looks at how design standards have shaped the built environment of urban America. Tracing the history behind the evolution of building codes, the contributors examine the increasing influence of regulatory codes over urban design and planning during the past century. From the environment to housing to public space, the volume considers the positive and negative effects of regulation on American cities - particularly the merits of flexible approaches relative to more rigid, technocratic methods. "Regulating Place" also questions what sort of criteria should be used to measure regulatory success and what are the legal, political and economic implications of re-structuring standards and design guidelines. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 307.121 |
| LCCN: 2004011422 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.3" W x 9.28" (1.43 lbs) 396 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
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| Publisher Description: Tracing how codes arose when they did, and how they were adapted over time, the authors examine the increasing influence of regulatory codes over urban design and planning in the past century. |