Beschreibung:
This book is a timely and necessary reminder that the often neglected elements and spaces of our built environment - from trash bins, seats, stairways, and fences to streets, bikeways, underpasses, parking lots, and shopping centers - must be thoughtfully redesigned to enhance human and planetary health.
1. Why focus on the unremarkable?; Section I: Unremarkable elements; 2. Throwing out: Redesigning trash bins and landfills to be more remarkable; 3. Sitting down: Redesigning benches and chairs to be more remarkable; 4. Moving up: Redesigning stairs to be more remarkable; 5. Blocking out: Redesigning walls and fences to be more remarkable; Section II: Unremarkable spaces; 6. Passing under: Redesigning underpasses to be more remarkable; 7. Strolling along: Redesigning streets and sidewalks to be more remarkable; 8. Going places: Redesigning bikeways and multi-use trails to be more remarkable; 9. Staying put: Redesigning parking lots to be more remarkable; 10. Spending time and money: Redesigning shopping centres to be more remarkable; Conclusion: Redesigning the unremarkable - thinking differently