Making the invisible visible: the real value of park assets
This report suggests an alternative way of valuing parks. It suggests a framework that will help local authorities understand the implications of meeting the requirements of the ‘whole of government accounts’ system that is being introduced during the next few...
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CABE Space/Elizabeth Hoehnke
THE VALUE OF OPEN SPACE: EVIDENCE FROM STUDIES OF NONMARKET BENEFITS
In this paper, we review the now quite extensive economics literature on the value of open space.3 Because many of the services provided by open space—recreation, aesthetics, ecosystem services, and so forth—are not directly traded in private markets, estimating the...
Autor:
MCCONNELL, Virginia; WALLS, Margaret
El derecho a una democracia local efectiva
El presente documento recoge las estrategias y acciones adelantadas dentro de la política de descentralización desarrollada en el marco del Plan de Desarrollo "Bogotá Sin Indiferencia: un compromiso social contra la pobreza y la exclusión". Condensan una apuesta política que...
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ALCALDÍA MAYOR DE BOGOTÁ; SECRETARÍA DE GOBIERNO
Good Practices for Urban Greening
This report examines the role of urban greening in Central and South America (hereafter referred to collectively as ALatin America@) and the Caribbean. The report is intended to be of interest to a broad readership, ranging from government officials and...
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Environment Division of the Social Programs and Sustainable Development Department of the Inter-American Development Bank
Espacios públicos. Recomendaciones para la gestión de proyectos
La presente publicación “Espacios Públicos: Recomendaciones para la Gestión de Proyectos” contiene un análisis de las principales componentes de las inversiones, reconociendo a los diversos actores y entidades que participan en las etapas de un proyecto y que deben responder...
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Gobierno de Chile; Ministerio de Vivienda y Urbanismo de Chile
Active Design Guidelines
El presente trabajo aborda una propuesta de diseño urbano fundamentada en la proximidad de los usos del suelo, con el fin de incentivar el acceso peatonal a los diferentes espacios, ya sea mediante la integración de las oficinas y las...
Autor:
Skye Duncan Associate Urban Designer NYC Department of City Planning
Towards a fine City for People Public Spaces and Public Life - London 2004
This is a summary document of the full report Towards a fine city for People. This report sets out the findings, observations and recommendations of GEHL Architects’ Public Spaces and Public Life study for London that was commissioned jointly by...
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GEHL Architects’ Transport for London (TfL) Central London Partnership (CLP).
World Class Streets: Remaking New York City’s Public Realm
This report is part of an ambitious and far reaching effort to place New York at the forefront of urban development. It builds on two previous plans: PlaNYC, Mayor Bloomberg’s comprehensive sustainability plan, and Sustainable Streets, NYCDOT’s strategic plan. While...
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NYCDOT
PLACES FOR PEOPLE
This study examines the Central City área of Melbourne bounded by Spencer Street, LaTrobe and William Streets, Victoria Street, Spring Street and the Yarra north bank to the north, and the área of Southbank bounded by Clarendon Street, Whiteman and...
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City of Melbourne in collaboration with GEHL ARCHITECTS, Urban Quality Consultants Copenhagen
Measuring the Economic Value of a City Park System
Este trabajo analiza el impacto que tienen los sistemas de parques, mediante la metodología de métodos hedónicos, asociando estos impactos a los análisis del transporte, el comercio, la vivienda y otros sectores, con el fin de generar un escenario de...
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The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago
