New York Neighborhoods - Addressing Sustainable City Principles
by Raymond Charles Rauscher /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book examines the neighborhoods of New York City to determine
to what extent planning in New York addresses Sustainable City
Principles (SCPs). Part I looks at the background to planning
urban areas in the face of global urban changes. These changes
(i.e. population movements and densification of cities) are placing
pressures on cities worldwide. Chapter 1 provides a
background to these global pressures (i.e. population growth) and
their implications. Chapter 2 looks closer at New York planning and
introduces Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). Part II
introduces nine selected neighborhoods within Manhattan and
examines to what extent planning of these neighborhoods addresses
the SCPs. For each chapter a neighborhood background is
provided and results of the author’s field survey are
reviewed. Part III examines the selected neighborhoods
within Brooklyn to determine to what extent planning of those
neighborhoods addresses the SCPs. Part IV examines the last
three neighborhoods (in Queens) and addresses the SCPs. Part
V examines conclusions reached from examining the nine
neighborhoods. These conclusions are used to determine the
extent that the City Council (and the community) are addressing
SCPs in planning neighborhoods. Finally, lessons learned from
these conclusions are assessed for their relevance to planning
neighborhoods anywhere in the world.
This book examines the neighborhoods of New York City to determine
to what extent planning in New York addresses Sustainable City
Principles (SCPs). Part I looks at the background to planning
urban areas in the face of global urban changes. These changes
(i.e. population movements and densification of cities) are placing
pressures on cities worldwide. Chapter 1 provides a
background to these global pressures (i.e. population growth) and
their implications. Chapter 2 looks closer at New York planning and
introduces Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). Part II
introduces nine selected neighborhoods within Manhattan and
examines to what extent planning of these neighborhoods addresses
the SCPs. For each chapter a neighborhood background is
provided and results of the author’s field survey are
reviewed. Part III examines the selected neighborhoods
within Brooklyn to determine to what extent planning of those
neighborhoods addresses the SCPs. Part IV examines the last
three neighborhoods (in Queens) and addresses the SCPs. Part
V examines conclusions reached from examining the nine
neighborhoods. These conclusions are used to determine the
extent that the City Council (and the community) are addressing
SCPs in planning neighborhoods. Finally, lessons learned from
these conclusions are assessed for their relevance to planning
neighborhoods anywhere in the world.