In the history of planning, the design of an entire community prior
to its construction is among the oldest traditions. Iconic Planned
Communities and the Challenge of Change explores the
twenty-first-century fortunes of planned communities around the
world. Drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives, the editors and
contributors examine what happened to planned communities after
their glory days had passed and they became vulnerable to pressures
of growth, change, and even decline. Beginning with Robert Owen's
industrial village in Scotland and concluding with Robert Davis's
neotraditional resort haven in Florida, this book documents the
effort to translate optimal design into sustaining a common life
that works for changing circumstances and new generations of
residents. Basing their approach on historical research and
practical, on-the-ground considerations, the essayists argue that
preservation efforts succeed best when they build upon foundational
planning principles, address landscape, architecture, and social
engineering together, and respect the spirit of place. Presenting
twenty-three case studies located in six continents, each
contributor considers how to preserve the spirit of the community
and its key design elements, and the ways in which those elements
can be adapted to contemporary circumstances and changing
demographics. Iconic Planned Communities and the Challenge of
Change espouses strategies to achieve critical resilience and
emphasizes the vital connection between heritage preservation,
equitable sharing of the benefits of living in these carefully
designed places, and sustainable development. Communities:
Bat'ovany-Partizanske, Cite Fruges, Colonel Light Gardens, Den-en
Chofu, Garbatella, Greenbelt, Hampstead Garden Suburb, Jardim
America, Letchworth Garden City, Menteng, New Lanark, Pacaembu,
Radburn, Riverside, Roemerstadt, Sabaudia, Seaside, Soweto,
Sunnyside Gardens, Tapiola, The Uplands, Welwyn Garden City,
Wythenshawe. Contributors: Arnold R. Alanen, Carlos Roberto
Monteiro de Andrade, Sandra Annunziata, Robert Freestone, Christine
Garnaut, Isabelle Gournay, Michael Hebbert, Susan R. Henderson,
James Hopkins, Steven W. Hurtt, Alena Kubova-Gauche, Jean-Francois
Lejeune, Maria Cristina a Silva Leme, Larry McCann, Mervyn Miller,
John Minnery, Angel David Nieves, John J. Pittari, Jr., Gilles
Ragot, David Schuyler, Mary Corbin Sies, Christopher Silver, Andre
Sorensen, R. Bruce Stephenson, Shun-ichi J. Watanabe.
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