Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 175 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Note |
"A Project for Public Spaces book." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface: A neighborhood love story; Introduction, by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time; 1. Feeling Right at Home: How to foster a sense of community; 2. Where Everybody Knows Your Name: How to create great places to hang out; 3. Going Places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation; 4. Keeping Peace in the Streets: How to assure safety and promote justice; 5. Where the Action Is: How to boost local economic vitality; 6. Greening the Neighborhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural. |
Summary |
For all those looking to add a sense of home to their neighborhoods, this graphically-rich resource provides practical suggestions for how to do it and inspiring stories of successful efforts made by real-life people to improve traffic, crime rates, sustainability, community, and more. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Community life.
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Community life. |
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Neighborhoods -- Social aspects.
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Neighborhoods -- Social aspects. |
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Neighborhoods. |
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Community development, Urban.
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Community development, Urban. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fried, Benjamin.
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Project for Public Spaces.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Walljasper, Jay. Great neighborhood book. Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, ©2007 0865715815 (OCoLC)137241387 |
ISBN |
9781550923421 (electronic book) |
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1550923420 (electronic book) |
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9780865715813 |
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0865715815 |
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0865715815 |
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