Implementing Urban Design

We know the 'ways' of urban design but the 'means' still often defeat us. Cities continue to despoil and alienate more than fulfill. Through vivid, lived examples Barnett demystifies how to get progressive results and make change last. His proven methods, fostering livable, harmonious, delightful places, are practical yet so inspirational. Larry Beasley, CM, Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning, University of British Columbia, School of Community and Regional Planning; former co-planning director, city of Vancouver, Canada In this important book, Jonathan Barnett's timely in-depth case studies enrich our understanding of how to devise creative implementation strategies and how to be involved in successfully using them. Jon Lang, Professor Emeritus, University of New South Wales, Sydney; former director of the Urban Design Program at the University of Pennsylvania, USA Jonathan Barnett has an exceptional ability to cut through the labyrinth of bureaucratic, political, and legal webs that too often entangle even the best urban design plans. In his new book, Implementing Urban Design, Barnett, in his rational, cogent first-person style, leads the reader through a masterclass in how to get things done. This book should appeal to and inspire not only urban design practitioners but all readers who care deeply about shaping their communities. Robert Freedman FRAIC AICP, Sessional Lecturer at the University of Toronto Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape & Design, Canada Jonathan Barnett, eminent practitioner and scholar, takes the reader beyond the 'visionary' images (many disconnected from local contexts) into the complex formulation and evolution of public policy as the implementing mechanism for master plans . He articulates the real dynamics of 'design-evolution' through key case studies that explore the politics of urban design as a foundation for implementation strategies and tools. And, his case studies help the reader transfer lessons-learned to a new and different post-covid world. Ron Kasprisin, Professor Emeritus, College of Built Environments, University of Washington, USA