Community livability : issues and approaches to sustaining the well-being of people and communities

What Is A Livable Community? How Do You Design And Develop One? What Does Government At All Levels Need To Do To Support And Nurture The Cause Of Livable Communities? Using A Blend Of Theory And Practice, The Second Edition Of Community Livability Addresses Evidence From International, State And Local Perspectives To Explore What Is Meant By The Term Livable Communities. The Second Edition Contains New Chapters From Leading Academics And Practitioners That Examine The Various Factors That Constitute A Livable Community (e.g., The Influence And Importance Of Transportation Options/alternatives To The Elderly, The Importance Of Walkability As A Factor In Developing A Livable And Healthy Community, The Importance Of Good Open Space Providing For Human Activity And Health, Restorative Benefits, Etc., The Importance Of Coordinated Land Use And Transportation Planning), And The Relationship Between Livability And Quality Of Life. A Number Of Chapters Focus On Livable Communities With Case Studies From An International Perspective In The Usa, Canada, Australia, Peru, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, And Austria. Foreword / Robert Whelan -- Part I. Understanding Of Livability. Montrealism Or Montréalité? Understanding Montreal’s Unique Brand Of Livability / Anne-marie Broudehoux -- Most Livable Pittsburgh / Sabina Deitrick -- Liveable Stockholm / Stefan Lundberg, Tigran Haas, & Mats J. Lundstrom -- Livable Seoul: Village Community Building / Ji Hei Lee -- The Livable City In The Context Of Depopulation In Japan / Fumihiko Seta -- Part Ii. Urban And Regional Planning Issues. How Asheville, North Carolina Has Leveraged Livability As An Urban Development Strategy / Elizabeth Strom & Robert Kerstein -- The Transformation Of Seattle / Mark Hinshaw -- Toronto: A Livable City/region / David Amborski & Ray Lister -- Vienna – Keeping It Livable: How Urban Planning Instruments Contribute To A City’s Quality Of Life / Katharina Soepper-quendler -- Part Iii. Issues Of Poverty, Equity, & The Environment. Transit Expansion And The Pursuit Of Equity In Development And Growth In Minneapolis-- St. Paul, Minnesota / Edward G. Goetz -- Post-disaster Amenity Politics: Livability, Gentrification, And Recovery In Post-katrina New Orleans / Billy Fields -- Las Lomas Colonia In Texas: A Livable Community? / Cecilia Giusti -- Lima, A Livable City / Ana Sabogal Dunin Borkowski -- First We Had To Make It Livable: The Affordances Of Livability In Suburban Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia / Kathleen Mee, Pauline Mcguirk, Jill Sweeney, & Kristian Ruming -- Index. Edited By Fritz Wagner And Roger W. Caves. First Edition Published By Routledge 2012--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.