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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

City and Regional Planning

Series

2012

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Full-Text Articles in Architecture

Inclusive Excellence: Compilation Of Information, David Conn Oct 2012

Inclusive Excellence: Compilation Of Information, David Conn

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.


Integration Of Bicycling And Walking Facilities Into The Infrastructure Of Urban Communities, Cornelius Nuworsoo, Erin Cooper, Katherine Cushing, Eugene Jud Feb 2012

Integration Of Bicycling And Walking Facilities Into The Infrastructure Of Urban Communities, Cornelius Nuworsoo, Erin Cooper, Katherine Cushing, Eugene Jud

City and Regional Planning

Several manuals, handbooks and web resources exist to provide varied guidance on planning for and designing bicycle and pedestrian facilities, yet there are no specific indications about which of the varied treatments in these guides work well for users. This project highlights best practices and identifies program characteristics associated with high levels of non-motorized travel, with an emphasis on bicyclists and pedestrians. It highlights practices in the California communities of Davis, Palo Alto and San Luis Obispo. The case studies are used to illustrate how urban communities have integrated non-motorized transportation modes into the physical infrastructure and worked to educate …


Lisbon: Between History And Modernity, Vicente Del Rio, Jenna Hahn, William Kavadas, Derrick Rinauro, Nathan Tonnemacher Jan 2012

Lisbon: Between History And Modernity, Vicente Del Rio, Jenna Hahn, William Kavadas, Derrick Rinauro, Nathan Tonnemacher

City and Regional Planning

This book showcases a selection of work from the 2011 Urban Design Summer Program in Lisbon offered by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the Universidade Lusófona.

Este livro apresenta uma seleção dos trabalhos do Programa de Verão em Desenho Urbano de 2011 em Lisboa, oferecido pela Cal Poly San Luis Obispo e a Universidade Lusófona.


Review Of Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, And Richard J. Jackson, Making Healthy Places: Designing And Building For Health, Well-Being, And Sustainability, William Riggs Jan 2012

Review Of Andrew L. Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, And Richard J. Jackson, Making Healthy Places: Designing And Building For Health, Well-Being, And Sustainability, William Riggs

City and Regional Planning

No abstract provided.


Shelter And Development, Hemalata C. Dandekar Jan 2012

Shelter And Development, Hemalata C. Dandekar

City and Regional Planning

The importance of a house in enabling individuals and families to attain physical shelter from inclement weather, provide security, a ‘grounded’ attachment to place, and enhance the quality of life of residents is an idea that has universal acceptance. Particularly since the Second World War, it has become an integral part of the popular imagination. The almost iconic status of what a house represents to upwardly mobile, nuclear, families is reflected in the great expansion of industries involved in real estate and housing development. This expansion includes the production for, and growth of, a formalized building and construction industry, and …


Urban Design Projects, Vicente Del Rio Jan 2012

Urban Design Projects, Vicente Del Rio

City and Regional Planning

Images of main planning and urban design projects and book covers, such as: Urban design concept plan for Fells Point, Baltimore; Rio Cidade Project, Rio de Janeiro; Lagoa dos Ingleses and Porto Jacuhi new communities; Runner-up for riverfront ecological park in Uberlandia, Brazil; Runner-up proposal for the 2016 Rio Olympics Park Master Plan; Park Marina Riverfront Urban Design Plan, Redding CA; Avenue 12 Corridor Urban Design Plan, Madera County CA.