Table of Contents
Chapter 1
How to Build an Urban Village
Why the urban village is appealing, and its three key architectural
patterns.
Chapter 2
Bumping into People
The city is a place to bump into, to “mix and meet.”
Four general principles and some specific examples.
Chapter 3
The Three Rules
Creating walkable neighborhoods is a matter of arranging the building
on the site.
Chapter 4
Getting Around
Motion is a delight, and a virtue of our era is how many people
can enjoy it. “Traffic calming,” bicycles as transport,
and universal accessibility keep a city moving ahead.
Chapter 5
Knowing Where You Are
Our modern cities are vast and confusing. But there are ways to
make the world more comprehensible.
Chapter 6
Feeling Safe
The design of buildings and streetscapes alone does not make cities
safer. But some basic principles — natural surveillance and
territoriality — can make a difference.
Chapter 7
Children in the City
Children are an indicator species of urban health.
Chapter 8
Little Necessities
Little personal comforts make life, well, more comfortable.
Chapter 9
Fitting In
New buildings are often more unpopular than need be because they
do not follow simple rules for being a good neighbor.
Chapter 10
Smoothing Edges: Buffers and Shields
Sharp change is unsettling. Certain uses conflict with others. There
are ways to make them more harmonious.
Chapter 11
Waste Not, Want Not: Old Shoes Are More Comfortable
Weaving the old and the new together is good business and good sense.
There are several ways we do so — discovered spaces, habitat
restoration, and recycling are three examples.
Chapter 12
Personalizing the City with Art: “Kilroy
Was Here”
Public art is important in helping to create places and breaking
down the walls of personal isolation.
Chapter 13
What to Do?
Some ideas on what the individual can do.
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