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The Community Resilience ReaderEssential Resources for an Era of Upheaval
The sustainability challenges of yesterday have become today's resilience crises. National and global efforts have failed to stop climate change, transition from fossil fuels, and reduce inequality. We must now confront these and other increasingly complex problems by building resilience at the community level. But what does that mean in practice, and how can it be done in a way that's effectiv…
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- 9781610918619
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Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change
"Cities are green" is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but other cri…
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- 9781610910057
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- 1 online resource (176 pages)
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Green InfrastructureLinking Landscapes and Communities
Green Infrastructure is a practical and inspiring guide to rethinking how we plan, protect, and manage the landscapes around us. With detailed examples from across the country, this book introduces a forward-looking approach to land conservation—one that connects natural systems across scales, from individual parcels to entire regions, and integrates ecological health with human needs. Writt…
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- 9781597267649
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- 1 online resource (320 pages)
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Within Walking DistanceCreating Livable Communities for All
For five thousand years, human settlements were nearly always compact places. Everything a person needed on a regular basis lay within walking distance. But then the great project of the twentieth century—sorting people, businesses, and activities into separate zones, scattered across vast metropolises—took hold, exacting its toll on human health, natural resources, and the climate. Living …
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- 9781610917735
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- 1 online resource (280 pages)
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The Shape of GreenAesthetics, Ecology, and Design
Does going green change the face of design or only its content? The first book to outline principles for the aesthetics of sustainable design, The Shape of Green argues that beauty is inherent to sustainability, for how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. In addition to examining what makes something attractive or emotionally pleasing, Hosey connects these questions with …
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- 9781610912143
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- 1 online resource (216 pages)
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Urban TransformationUnderstanding City Form and Design
How do cities transform over time? And why do some cities change for the better while others deteriorate? In articulating new ways of viewing urban areas and how they develop over time, Peter Bosselmann offers a stimulating guidebook for students and professionals engaged in urban design, planning, and architecture. By looking through Bosselmann's eyes (aided by his analysis of numerous color p…
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- 9781610911498
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- 1 online resource (336 pages)
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Can a City Be Sustainable? (State of the World)
Cities are the world's future. Today, more than half of the global population—3.7 billion people—are urban dwellers, and that number is expected to double by 2050. There is no question that cities are growing; the only debate is over how they will grow. Will we invest in the physical and social infrastructure necessary for livable, equitable, and sustainable cities? In the latest editi…
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- 9781610917568
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Environmental Land Use Planning and ManagementSecond Edition
Environmental Land Use Planning and Management offers students, instructors, and professionals a comprehensive and practical foundation for building sustainable communities through integrated planning. Widely recognized as a leading resource in the field, this second edition strengthens its interdisciplinary approach with updated research, new case studies, and expanded content on pressing envi…
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- 9781610918763
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Next Generation InfrastructurePrinciples for Post-Industrial Public Works
The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system—and of what many critics see as America's disinvestment in its infrastructure. The extreme vulnerability of single-purpose, aging infrastructure was highlighted once again when Hurricane Sandy churned its way across the northeast United States. Inundating New York City's vital…
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- 9781610912020
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Cities as Sustainable EcosystemsPrinciples and Practices
Modern city dwellers are largely detached from the environmental effects of their daily lives. The sources of the water they drink, the food they eat, and the energy they consume are all but invisible, often coming from other continents, and their waste ends up in places beyond their city boundaries. Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems shows how cities and their residents can begin to reint…
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