{"42340":{"#nid":"42340","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Book Series: Michael Dobbins\\\u0027 URBAN DESIGN AND PEOPLE","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/smartech.gatech.edu\/bitstream\/1853\/30464\/3\/dobbins_streaming.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EView this lecture\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBased on author Michael Dobbins\u0027s forty years of practice and teaching in urban design and planning, this text offers an insider\u0027s perspective on the day-to-day work of an urban designer. Readers gain a solid foundation in urban design theory, as well as commonsense design strategies and practices that work. The author\u0027s straightforward, accessible explanations coupled with plenty of photographs and drawings make everything in the text easy to understand and easy to put into practice.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting from the premise that urban designers must understand and work with all of the different forces involved in planning, designing, and developing urban environments, the book sets forth a comprehensive framework for urban design principles and strategies.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith its hands-on, how-to advice, this text enables students and professionals in urban design, as well as community members, to effectively and fully participate in designing urban environments. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT THE BOOK SERIES\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Tech\u0027s City and Regional Planning community is abuzz this semester with the publication of four new books presenting results of planning research concerning economic development, housing, regional sustainability and urban design. This Book Series features engaging debate and discussion as a panel of  local practitioners join the author to explore implications for communities raised in the book.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAPA\/AICP Certification Maintenance Credits available. Visitors are encouraged to carpool; recommended parking in the Technology Square Parking Deck on Spring Street just south of 5th Street. Directions at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/about_us\/maps\/index.php\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.coa.gatech.edu\/about_us\/maps\/index.php\u003C\/a\u003E. \n\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngaging debate and discussion featuring the author and a panel of  local practitioners.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Local practitioners debate and discuss."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2011-09-14 10:00:06","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:46:52","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-10-07T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2009-10-07T20:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-10-07T20:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-10-07 23:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-10-08 00:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-10-08 00:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"226","name":"georgia tech urban design"},{"id":"5029","name":"michael dobbins"},{"id":"227","name":"urban design"},{"id":"5028","name":"urban design programs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaLinda Williams\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECity \u0026amp; Regional Planning Program, College of Architecture\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=mw144\u0022\u003EContact MaLinda Williams\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}