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- catalog abstract ""Ford begins with a brief history of U.S. urban development. He then explains his criteria for evaluating downtowns before proceeding with an on-the-street examination of the featured sixteen cities. Each is rated based on use of physical site, particularly for housing (unlike suburbs, Ford notes, most downtowns are located in challenging physical locales, such as harbors, rivers, hills, or peninsulas), street morphology, civic space, functional aspects (office space, retail stores, and convention centers), and the support districts in the fringe areas surrounding the downtown core. Ford concludes with a suggested model of downtown structure based upon the case studies and with a look at the possible effects of increasing globalization on the downtowns of the early twenty-first century. This book will appeal to those interested in urban studies, landscape studies, American studies, architecture, historic preservation and planning, and urban geography." "Larry R. Ford is a professor of geography at San Diego State University who has taught urban geography for thirty years."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12883249.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Ford begins with a brief history of U.S. urban development. He then explains his criteria for evaluating downtowns before proceeding with an on-the-street examination of the featured sixteen cities. Each is rated based on use of physical site, particularly for housing (unlike suburbs, Ford notes, most downtowns are located in challenging physical locales, such as harbors, rivers, hills, or peninsulas), street morphology, civic space, functional aspects (office space, retail stores, and convention centers), and the support districts in the fringe areas surrounding the downtown core. Ford concludes with a suggested model of downtown structure based upon the case studies and with a look at the possible effects of increasing globalization on the downtowns of the early twenty-first century. This book will appeal to those interested in urban studies, landscape studies, American studies, architecture, historic preservation and planning, and urban geography." "Larry R. Ford is a professor of geography at San Diego State University who has taught urban geography for thirty years."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-333) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: The CBD downtown imperative and the need for comparative studies -- 1. The American downtown: the myth of a golden age -- 2. The evolution of the American downtown, 1850-2 -- 3. The downtown stage: physical site, street morphology, and civic space -- 4. The traditional downtown functions: offices, retailing, hotels and convention centers -- 5. Downtown expands: major attractions, historic districts, residential neighborhoods, and transportation options -- 6. Toward a model of downtown spatial organization.".
- catalog extent "340 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "America's new downtowns.".
- catalog identifier "0801871638 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "America's new downtowns.".
- catalog isPartOf "Creating the North American landscape".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,".
- catalog relation "America's new downtowns.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "307.3/416/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Central business districts United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "HT167 .F675 2003".
- catalog subject "Urban renewal United States Case studies.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: The CBD downtown imperative and the need for comparative studies -- 1. The American downtown: the myth of a golden age -- 2. The evolution of the American downtown, 1850-2 -- 3. The downtown stage: physical site, street morphology, and civic space -- 4. The traditional downtown functions: offices, retailing, hotels and convention centers -- 5. Downtown expands: major attractions, historic districts, residential neighborhoods, and transportation options -- 6. Toward a model of downtown spatial organization.".
- catalog title "America's new downtowns : revitalization or reinvention? / Larry R. Ford.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".