TY - BOOK AU - Allison,Eric AU - Peters,Lauren TI - Historic preservation and the livable city SN - 9780470381922 AV - NA 9053.H76 A42 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - City planning KW - Social aspects KW - Historic preservation KW - Architecture KW - Human factors KW - Architecture and society N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What this book is about; -- Using (and not using) the past; -- What is historic preservation?; -- The actors : community groups and governments; -- The actors : community groups and governments case study : Station Square, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; -- Intersections : how they work together; -- Bringing them back from the malls : revitalizing downtown; -- Bringing them back from the malls : revitalizing downtown case study : Chattanooga, Tennessee; -- Using the tools we have : urban planning tools that preserve historic character; -- Using the tools we have : urban planning tools that preserve historic character : case study : Dallas, Texas; -- Neighborhoods for great living : historic districts; -- Neighborhoods for great living : historic districts case study : Manchester, Pennsylvania; -- Sustainable development and historic preservation; -- Sustainable development and historic preservation : case study : The Cobb Building, Seattle, Washington; -- New urbanism versus the livable city; -- New urbanism versus the livable city : case study : Radburn, New Jersey; -- The global picture ER -