Cover art for Great Planned Communities
Published
Urban Land Institute, January 2002
ISBN
9780874208924
Format
Hardcover, 287 pages
Dimensions
30.4cm × 29.2cm × 2.8cm

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Lavishly illustrated, this book features 26 innovative planned communities from around the world. The book reveals an inside look at the concept, the plan elements, the design, and how the master plan reflects the vision for traditional and New Urbanist communities. An introduction by Alexander Garvin describes how planned communities have evolved.

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