Stuart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" also provides some theoretical background on buildings as infrastructure and can inform how a property may be improved with an eye to the future.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn
http://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/...
There's a whole video series as well, this segment discusses the advantages of loose zoning at the docks in Sausalito:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKPknFLHno
Stuart Brand's "How Buildings Learn" also provides some theoretical background on buildings as infrastructure and can inform how a property may be improved with an eye to the future.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Buildings_Learn
http://www.amazon.com/How-Buildings-Learn-Happens-Theyre/dp/...
There's a whole video series as well, this segment discusses the advantages of loose zoning at the docks in Sausalito:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuKPknFLHno