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Alex Washburn shows planning in New York as it is really done: with the technical requirements, the political difficulties and the dreams. Urban leaders around the world will learn much from this insightful book about designing for greater resiliency to climate change. --Enrique Pe alosa President of the Board, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy of New York

Alex Washburn shows planning in New York as it is really done: with the technical requirements, the political difficulties and the dreams. Urban leaders around the world will learn much from this insightful book about designing for greater resiliency to climate change. --Enrique Pe�alosa President of the Board, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy of New York Alex Washburn performed the miracle of writing a book about cities that appeals to experts and general readers alike. His idea of urban design is convincingly inclusive, with buildings, people, nature, infrastructure, and public space playing prominent roles. --Jerold Kayden Frank Backus Williams Professor of Urban Planning & Design, Harvard Univ. Graduate School of Design

Alex Washburn shows planning in New York as it is really done: with the technical requirements, the political difficulties and the dreams. Urban leaders around the world will learn much from this insightful book about designing for greater resiliency to climate change. --Enrique Penalosa President of the Board, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy of New York

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Alex Washburn is the Chief Urban Designer of the New York City Department of City Planning and former Public Works Advisor and chief architect for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. He lives in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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