Form Based Codes
Subtitle: A Guide for Planners, Urban Designers, Municipalities, and Developers
Publisher: Wiley; J. Wiley & Sons
Published: March 28, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780470049853
Subjects: City & town planning - architectural aspects; Planning; Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings; Architecture / Planning; Architecture; City planning; Public architecture; Real estate development
Description: "Form-Based Codes are the latest evolutionary step in the practice of development and land-use regulation. A growing alternative to conventional zoning laws, Form-Based Codes go beyond land use to address not just the physical form of buildings but also surrounding streets, blocks, and public spaces in order to create, protect, and revitalize sustainable communities. This book is the first to address this subject comprehensively. After defining Form-Based Codes and explaining why they are a necessary alternative to conventional zoning regulations, the authors detail the various components of Form-Based Codes and then go step by step through the process of creating and implementing them. Finally, a series of case studies illustrates best practice applications of Form-Based Coding at various scales from county-wide to site specific, and various project types from city-wide development code replacement to the preservation or evolution of downtowns."--BOOK JACKET.