The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Placemaking
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Book Overview
Abandoned lots and litter-strewn pathways, or rows of green beans and pockets of wildflowers? Graffiti-marked walls and desolate bus stops, or shady refuges and comfortable seating? What transforms a... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0865715815
ISBN13:9780865715813
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:New Society Publishers
Length:192 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.6" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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What Makes A Great Neighborhood?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Great neighborhoods are built by the neighbors living in them: working there, buying there, fixing it up, loving it. Jay's book is a wonderful tool for anyone who loves their neighborhood. It's full of practical ideas and persuasive philosophies for helping a neighborhood wake up to itself. What are the things that make people want to stop and explore? What makes residents of a great neighborhood want to settle down and never leave? A must-have for anyone who's interested in what makes neighborhoods more livable.
Excellent Resource for Community Building!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
My professional work involves partnering with neighbors to create and sustain vital neighborhoods. This is an invaluable, easy to read book that spurs ideas and reminds us that great neighborhoods are not created by those just sitting on the sidelines.
Blends practicality and inspiration into an uplifting whole
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Written by Jay Walljasper, a Senior Fellow of the Project for Public Spaces, The Great Neighborhood Book: A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Placemaking is a how-to guide for local communities to improve the quality of life for their residents through building shared bonds. From creating great places to hang out (a park with few hidden spaces and scattered vendors selling refreshments is more likely to deter homeless people and drug dealers from using it), to reducing crime (ordinary people's eyes and physical presence on the street are much more likely to deter crime than iron bars on windows), foster economic vitality (promoting locally grown/cooked/made food is kind to the environment as well as the local economy), and much more. Drawing heavily upon real-life examples in communities that made a measurable positive difference, The Great Neighborhood book blends practicality and inspiration into an uplifting whole and is enthusiastically recommended reading for concerned citizens, neighborhood watch groups, and municipal boards, among many others.
Hope for Neighborhood Revival
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
The Great Neighborhood Book is full of examples and ideas for down to earth you and me kinds of action that inspire and energize to make things happen in our neighborhoods. It includes getting to know neighbors, putting benches out at natural pausing places, greening and gardening ideas, and simple suggestions. Recommend it for community organizations, individuals and planning groups.
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