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The great neighborhood book : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking
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The great neighborhood book : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking

Author: Jay Walljasper; Benjamin Fried; Project for Public Spaces.
Publisher: Gabriola Island, B.C. : New Society Publishers, ©2007.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Neighbourhoods decline when the people who live there lose their connection and no longer feel part of their community. This book explains how most struggling communities can be revived, not by vast  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jay Walljasper; Benjamin Fried; Project for Public Spaces.
ISBN: 9780865715813 0865715815
OCLC Number: 137241387
Notes: "A Project for Public Spaces book."
Description: xvi, 175 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Introduction by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time; Feeling Right at Home: How to foster a sense of community; Where Everybody Knows Your Name: How to create great places to hang out; Going Places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation; Keeping Peace in the Streets: How to assure safety and promote justice; Where the Action Is: How to boost local economic vitality; Greening the Neighbourhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural; Pride in Your Place: How to nurture pleasure and pizzazz; Getting Things Done: How to make your dreams a reality.
Responsibility: Jay Walljasper ; success story sidebars by Benjamin Fried ; all photographs by Project for Public Spaces unless otherwise noted.

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