From new towns to eco-towns : transferable lessons in the building of new cities in Great Britain

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Simons, Trinity F
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Transferable lessons in the building of new cities in Great Britain
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
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John de Monchaux.
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Abstract
This thesis looks to Great Britain for lessons in building New Towns, with an eye towards the nascent Eco-Towns program. Specifically, three areas in urban design are considered: the employment of the neighborhood unit, the attitude towards green space, and transportation strategy and modal shift.
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Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, February 2012.
 
"September 2010." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
 
Includes bibliographical references.
 
Date issued
2012
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78514
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Urban Studies and Planning.
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