Design of Urban Manufacturing

<p>American cities are rediscovering the economic and social value of urban manufacturing. However urban manufacturing is often invisible and poorly understood in terms of urban design architecture and policy. <i>The Design of Urban Manufacturing</i> brings a multidisciplinary approach to a new complex reality that urban manufacturing now sits squarely at the intersection of research education and neighborhood revitalization. Using cases studies from across North America and beyond this book presents innovative approaches not only to the design of districts and buildings but to the design of policy as well: the special roles that governments local development corporations and not-for-profit organizations all have to play in supporting manufacturing.</p><p>This book presents current models for working neighborhoods where factories enable fine-grained mixed-use communities and face-to-face contact while creatively solving the very real problems of goods movement and functional buildings. Design guidelines and policy recommendations are calibrated to different types of production districts.</p><p>The Design of Urban Manufacturing is the essential resource for policy makers designers and students in urban design planning and urban and economic development.</p>