Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Great Neighborhood Book : A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking, Paperback / softback Book

The Great Neighborhood Book : A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

Item not Available

Description

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 dingy, inhospitable area into a dynamic gathering place?

How do individuals take back their neighborhood? Neighborhoods decline when the people who live there lose their connection and no longer feel part of their community.

Recapturing that sense of belonging and pride of place can be as simple as planting a civic garden or placing some benches in a park.

The Great Neighborhood Book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast infusions of cash, not by government, but by the people who live there.

The author addresses such challenges as traffic control, crime, comfort and safety, and developing economic vitality.

Using a technique called "placemaking"-the process of transforming public space-this exciting guide offers inspiring real-life examples that show the magic that happens when individuals take small steps and motivate others to make change. This book will motivate not only neighborhood activists and concerned citizens but also urban planners, developers, and policymakers.

Jay Walljasper is a senior fellow of Project for Public Spaces (PPS), whose mission is to create and sustain enriching public places that build communities.

He is a former editor of The Utne Reader and currently executive editor of Ode magazine.

Inspired by European cities, The Great Neighborhood Book highlights practical solutions for the revitalization of North American cities.

Information

Save 22%

£15.99

£12.45

Item not Available
Item not Available
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information