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BL
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1004384
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b758754
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| Main Entry
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Walljasper, Jay.
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| Title & Author
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The great neighborhood book : : a do-it-yourself guide to placemaking /\ Jay Walljasper ; success story sidebars by Benjamin Fried ; all photographs by Project for Public Spaces unless otherwise noted.
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| Publication Statement
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Gabriola Island, B.C. :: New Society Publishers,, ©2007.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (191 pages) :: illustrations, portraits
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| ISBN
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1550923420
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: 9781550923421
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0865715815
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9780865715813
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| Notes
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"A Project for Public Spaces book."
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments; Preface: A neighborhood love story; Introduction, by Project for Public Spaces: Changing the world one place at a time; 1. Feeling Right at Home: How to foster a sense of community; 2. Where Everybody Knows Your Name: How to create great places to hang out; 3. Going Places: How to tame traffic and improve transportation; 4. Keeping Peace in the Streets: How to assure safety and promote justice; 5. Where the Action Is: How to boost local economic vitality; 6. Greening the Neighborhood: How to keep things clean, green and natural.
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| Abstract
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For all those looking to add a sense of home to their neighborhoods, this graphically-rich resource provides practical suggestions for how to do it and inspiring stories of successful efforts made by real-life people to improve traffic, crime rates, sustainability, community, and more.
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Community development, Urban.
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Community life.
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Neighborhoods-- Social aspects.
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Communauté.
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Développement communautaire urbain.
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Quartiers (Urbanisme)-- Aspect social.
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Community development, Urban.
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Community life.
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Neighborhoods-- Social aspects.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- City Planning Urban Development.
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| Dewey Classification
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307.3/36216
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| LC Classification
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HT166.W234 2007eb
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cci1icclacc
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coll11lacc
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| Added Entry
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Fried, Benjamin.
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Project for Public Spaces.
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