Planning and Urban Design Standards

American Planning Association

John Wiley & Sons, Feb 3, 2006 - Architecture - 736 pages

From the publishers of Architectural Graphic Standards, this book, created under the auspices of The American Planning Association, is the most comprehensive reference book on urban planning, design, and development available today. Contributions from more than two hundred renowned professionals provide rules of thumb and best practices for mitigating such environmental impacts as noise, traffic, aesthetics, preservation of green space and wildlife, water quality, and more. You get in-depth information on the tools and techniques used to achieve planning and design outcomes, including economic analysis, mapping, visualization, legal foundations, and real estate developments. Thousands of illustrations, examples of custom work by today?s leading planners, and insider information make this work the new standard in the field. Order your copy today.

Contents

• TYPES OF PLANS: 6
• Regional Plans: 14
• Corridor Plans: 23
• Housing Plans: 31
• Parks and OpenSpace Plans: 38
• PARTICIPATION: 46
• Asset Mapping: 53
• Public Meetings: 59
• Facilitation: 65
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: 97
• Air Sheds: 103
• Watersheds: 109
• Rivers and Streams: 115
• River and Stream Restoration: 122
• Wetlands Mitigation: 128
• LAND: 135
• Disturbance Zones: 141
• HAZARDS: 148
• Hurricanes and Coastal Storms: 154
• Earthquakes: 161
• Hazardous Materials: 168
• Multihazards: 179
• BUILDING TYPES: 185
• Multifamily LowRise: 191
• Warehouse and Distribution Facilities: 200
• Fire and Rescue Stations: 207
• Medical Facilities: 214
• Hierarchy of Streets and Roads: 226
• Alleys and Driveways: 233
• PedestrianFriendly Streets: 242
• UTILITIES: 300
• Incinerators: 310
• Hazardous Waste Management: 318
• Wastewater Overview: 324
• Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems: 334
• Stormwater Treatment: 340
• Water Treatment: 347
• Water Conservation: 353
• SIGNAGE: 359
• PARKS AND OPEN SPACE: 366
• Greenways and Trails: 372
• Playgrounds: 379
• FARMING AND FORESTRY: 384
• Part 4: 393
• THEORIES OF CITY FORM: 399
• Concentric Zones Sector Theory: 405
• Neighborhood Centers: 412
• Commercial Corridors: 418
• Waterfronts: 425
• Sexually Oriented Businesses: 432
• Industrial Parks: 440
• DEVELOPMENT TYPES: 447
• Conservation Development: 453
• DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS: 460
• Scale and Density: 468
• Walkability: 478
• Part 5: 501
• Economic Base and Econometric Projections: 507
• IMPACT ASSESSMENT: 514
• Traffic Impact Studies: 521
• MAPPING: 527
• Property Maps in Modern Cadastre: 535
• VISUALIZATION: 543
• Visual Preference Techniques: 549
• LEGAL FOUNDATIONS: 555
• Eminent DomainTakings and Exactions: 563
• Clean Air Act: 566
• Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation: 572
• Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: 578
• Federal Disaster Law: 584
• State Environmental Policy Acts: 590
• Subdivision Regulation: 597
• GROWTH MANAGEMENT: 604
• Transfer and Purchase of Development Rights: 610
• PRESERVATION CONSERVATION: 616
• Viewshed Protection: 622
• REVITALIZATION AND ECONOMIC: 637
• Planned Manufacturing Districts: 644
• Staff Reports for Development Proposals: 650
• REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT: 659
• Development and Approval Process: 668
• APA Divisions and Chapters: 694
• LandBased Classification Standards: 702
• Graphic Symbols and Drawing Annotations: 710

About the author

The American Planning Association (APA) is a Chicago-based non-profit public-interest and research organization representing 30,000 practicing planners, officials and citizens involved with urban and rural planning issues.
It conducts extensive research on planning topics including a landmark study on Growing Smart, Site Planning Essentials for Central America and The City Parks Forum.
It also publishes Planning, a monthly magazine and Zoning News, a monthly newsletter on local land-use controls, and the Journal of the American Planning Association, a quarterly journal, along with other specialized journals and Planning Advisory Service (PAS) reports.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Planning and Urban Design Standards; Graphic standards / Wiley; Wiley graphic standards
• Author: American Planning Association
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2006
• ISBN: 0471475815, 9780471475811
• Length: 736 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Architecture / Urban & Land Use Planning