Metrocoalescence: A Zoning Paradigm for Vibrant Cities

Metrocoalescence presents a vision and a practical guide for a new way of regulating development that treats the city as a complex, self-organizing system. It proposes new tools to help solve the housing crisis, create better urban form, more vibrant and walkable cities, and mitigate some of the ways traditional zoning has distorted markets and contributed to urban and rural sprawl. The zoning strategies in this book represent a paradigm shift away from the Euclidean framework toward a syst...