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Transit-oriented development : learning from international case studies / Ren Thomas, Luca Bertolini.

"Using case studies from cities around the world, Thomas and Bertolini unpack an understanding of the players, tools and processes involved in TOD so that we may learn how to succeed in our own context. This book will be of great interest to planning practitioners and scholars." -- Carey C...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Authors: Thomas, Ren (Author), Bertolini, Luca (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Series:Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:
Transit-oriented development.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Transit-Oriented Development
  • What Is TOD and Why Do Cities Use It?
  • Why Do Cities Want to Adopt TOD?
  • What Are Cities and Regions Doing to Implement TOD?
  • Barriers to TOD
  • Zoning and Other Regulatory Issues
  • Policy Consistency and Planning Coordination
  • Cost
  • Public Opposition
  • Loss of Affordable Housing
  • Conclusion
  • The Structure of This Volume
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Policy Learning: How Planners Learn from Each Other
  • Learning from Case Studies
  • Single-Case Studies and Policy Learning.
  • Case Study Comparison and Cross-Case Techniques
  • Learning from Successes and Failures Elsewhere
  • Policy Transfer in Transit-Oriented Development
  • Concerns About Policy Transfer
  • Meaningful Learning from Other Contexts
  • Using Case Selection to Shape Learning
  • Decontextualizing and Recontextualizing
  • What, if Anything, Can We Learn from Other Places?
  • References
  • Chapter 3: International Case Studies in TOD
  • Choosing the Case Studies
  • City-Region Profiles
  • Tokyo
  • Perth
  • Melbourne
  • Montreal
  • Vancouver
  • Toronto
  • Naples
  • Copenhagen
  • Amsterdam-Utrecht.
  • Rotterdam-The Hague
  • Arnhem-Nijmegen
  • Meta-analysis: Decontextualizing
  • Critical Success Factors
  • Policy Learning: Recontextualizing
  • Identifying Weaknesses
  • Weak Actor Relationships
  • Unwillingness to Experiment
  • Lack of Public Participation
  • Strengthening the Weaknesses
  • Actor Relationships
  • Public Participation
  • Were Policy Ideas/Lessons Transferred?
  • Reflections on the Approach
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Persistent Challenges and Potential Solutions: Equitable TOD
  • Persistent Equity Challenges.
  • Loss of Affordable Housing in Station Areas and Corridors
  • Impacts on Local Businesses
  • Equity Concerns = Equitable Solutions
  • Tools and Strategies to Enable More Equitable TOD
  • Evaluating the Impact of Transportation Investments
  • Buying/Holding Properties Near Transit Infrastructure
  • Loans/Programs Addressing the Loss of Affordable Housing and Local Businesses
  • Planning Regulations Encouraging Equitable Development
  • Addressing Public Opposition: Building a Collaborative Practice
  • Generating Support from Higher Levels of Government
  • Conclusions
  • References.
  • Chapter 5: Conclusion
  • Index.

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