Rural by Design

<p>For America’s rural and suburban areas, new challenges demand new solutions. Author Randall Arendt meets them in an entirely new edition of <i>Rural by Design</i>. </p><p>When this planning classic first appeared 20 years ago, it showed how creative, practical land-use planning can preserve open space and keep community character intact. The second edition shifts the focus toward infilling neighborhoods, strengthening town centers, and moving development closer to schools, shops, and jobs. </p><p>New chapters cover form-based codes, visioning, sustainability, low-impact development, green infrastructure, and more, while 70 case studies show how these ideas play out in the real world. Readers —rural or not—will find practical advice about planning for the way we live now.</p> <p>Foreword: Broadly Defining ‘Rural’</p><p>Introduction</p><p>Part One: The Character of Towns</p><p>1. The Common Qualities of Traditional Towns</p><p>2. Changes in the Pattern </p><p>3. Future Prospects: Choosing Among Alternative Patterns</p><p>4. The Aesthetics of Form in Community Planning</p><p>5. Sustainability, Best Practices, and Visionary Planning</p><p>6. Vision Plans, Downzoning, and Municipal Balkanization</p><p>Part Two: Design Approaches</p><p>7. Form-Based Coding and Standards for Performance and Design</p><p>8. Blending New Urbanism With Greenway Planning and Conservation Design</p><p>Part Three: Implementation Techniques</p><p>9. Broadening Housing Choices</p><p>10. Strengthening Town Centers</p><p>11. Transforming Gateways and Highway Corridors</p><p>Part Four: Designing Man-Made Infrastructure</p><p>12. Designing Better Streets</p><p>13. Low-Impact Development: A Greener Approach to Stormwater</p><p>14. Sewage Treatment Alternatives</p><p>Part Five: Protecting the Natural Infrastructure</p><p>15. Greenways: A Healthy Community Builder</p><p>16. Protecting and Restoring the Green Infrastructure Network</p><p>17. Retaining Farmland and Farmers</p><p>18. Transfer of Development Rights in Small Communities</p><p>19. Designing Subdivisions to Save Land</p><p>Part Six: Case Examples</p><p>20. In-Town Residential Examples</p><p>21. Rural Residential Examples</p><p>22. Large-Scale Mixed Use Examples</p><p>23. Downtown Commercial and Mixed Use Examples</p><p>24. Commercial Corridor Mixed Use Examples</p><p>25. Greenways and Greenway Development Examples</p><p>Bibliography</p><p>Index</p><p>About the Author</p>