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Publish Date
2008
Publisher
New Catalyst Books,
Brand: New Catalyst Books
Language
English
Pages
238
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Sustainable communities: a new design synthesis for cities, suburbs and towns
2008, New Catalyst Books, Brand: New Catalyst Books
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- New Catalyst Books ed.
189740817X 9781897408179
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Table of Contents
Part one: Case studies
The urban context / Peter Calthorpe
The suburban context / Sim Van der Ryn
The new suburban fabric / Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe
Part two: The context for sustainable design
The mass and information economy / Paul Hawken
Design as if people mattered / Clare Cooper-Marcus
Local self reliance / David Morris
Architecture and biology / John Todd
Metropolitan food systems and the sustainable city / David Katz
Real possibilities in the transportation myths / Fred Reid
A short history of twentieth century new towns / Peter Calthorpe.
Edition Notes
Includes index.
"This classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption, reduces resource waste and produces long-term social and ecological health"--p. [4] of cover.
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