Design first : design-based planning for communities /
David Walters, Linda Brown.
- Oxford : Architectural, 2004.
- x, 288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographycal description
Introduction : history, theory, and contemporary practice -- Paradigms lost and found : dilemmas of the Anglo-American city -- Cities, suburbs, and sprawl -- Traditional urbanism : new urbanism and smart growth -- Devices and designs : sources of good urbanism -- Growth management, development control, and the role of urban design -- Urban design in the real world -- The region, case study 1 : CORE, North Carolina -- The city, case study 2 : city of Raleigh, NC Arena small area plan -- The town, case study 3 : Mooresville, North Carolina -- The neighborhood, case study 4 : Haynie-Sirrine Neighborhood, Greenville, South Carolina -- The block, case study 5 : town center, Cornelius, North Carolina.