The Sustainable Street: The Environmental, Human and Economic Aspects of Street Design and Management

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City streets have undergone many changes. Mediaeval alleyways have been replaced by major highways, individual shops by multiple retail outlets, and places for people have been transformed into courtyards for cars. This text puts forward solutions for achieving vital and sustainable city streets and presents policies and practices designed to shape their future. Through a series of cross-disciplinary chapters, it also identifies the best practices between developers, economists, engineers, managers, planners, sociologists, tourism and transport professionals and urban designers.