New York neighborhoods : addressing sustainable city principles

This book examines the neighborhoods of New York City to determine to what extent planning in New York addresses Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). Part I looks at the background to planning urban areas in the face of global urban changes. These changes (i.e. population movements and densification of cities) are placing pressures on cities worldwide. Chapter 1 provides a background to these global pressures (i.e. population growth) and their implications. Chapter 2 looks closer at New York planning and introduces Sustainable City Principles (SCPs). Part II introduces nine selected neighborhoods within Manhattan and examines to what extent planning of these neighborhoods addresses the SCPs. For each chapter a neighborhood background is provided and results of the author’s field survey are reviewed. Part III examines the selected neighborhoods within Brooklyn to determine to what extent planning of those neighborhoods addresses the SCPs. Part IV examines the last three neighborhoods (in Queens) and addresses the SCPs. Part V examines conclusions reached from examining the nine neighborhoods. These conclusions are used to determine the extent that the City Council (and the community) are addressing SCPs in planning neighborhoods. Finally, lessons learned from these conclusions are assessed for their relevance to planning neighborhoods anywhere in the world. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Global Changes and Implications for Cities (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 3-21 New York and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 23-44 Front Matter ....Pages 45-46 Lower East Side and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 47-68 Greenwich Village and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 69-86 Hell’s Kitchen and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 87-103 Front Matter ....Pages 105-106 DUMBO and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 107-122 Brooklyn Downtown and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 123-140 Greenpoint and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 141-156 Front Matter ....Pages 157-158 Astoria and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 159-175 Jackson Heights and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 177-196 Long Island City and Sustainable City Principles (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 197-214 Front Matter ....Pages 215-215 Directions for Planning Sustainable Cities and Neighborhoods (Raymond Charles Rauscher)....Pages 217-232 Back Matter ....Pages 233-248