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Reshaping the Built EnvironmentEcology, Ethics, and Economics
Because of the profound effects of the built environment on the availability of natural resources for future generations, those involved with designing, creating, operating, renovating, and demolishing human structures have a vital role to play in working to put society on a path toward sustainability. This volume presents the thinking of leading academics and professionals in planning, civil …
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The End of Automobile DependenceHow Cities are Moving Beyond Car-Based Planning
Cities will continue to accommodate the automobile, but when cities are built around them, the quality of human and natural life declines. Current trends show great promise for future urban mobility systems that enable freedom and connection, but not dependence. We are experiencing the phenomenon of peak car use in many global cities at the same time that urban rail is thriving, central cities …
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The Hidden Potential of Sustainable NeighborhoodsLessons from Low-Carbon Comm…
How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both livable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you have succeeded? Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles to provide a clear, in-depth evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighborhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied to the…
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Bedside Essays for Lovers (of Cities)
In this provocative collection of essays, renowned architect Daniel Solomon delves into the complexities of what makes a city vibrant. Acknowledging that a city is not a static thing, he argues we need to pay more attention to nurturing what he calls "continuous cities." In such a city, he says, "new buildings, new institutions, and new technologies don't rip apart the old and wreck it. They ac…
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Biodiversity Planning and DesignSustainable Practices
Biodiversity Planning and Design empowers landscape architects, urban planners, and environmental professionals to take an active, informed role in protecting biodiversity through practical design and planning strategies. As habitat loss continues to be the leading driver of biodiversity decline, this book offers a clear path for integrating ecological goals into built and natural environmentsâ…
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Conservation for CitiesHow to Plan & Build Natural Infrastructure
Urban growth and climate change are reshaping the way cities function—and how they must adapt. As traditional infrastructure struggles to keep pace, forward-thinking planners, engineers, and conservationists are turning to natural systems to help meet urban demands for clean air, safe water, flood protection, and livable neighborhoods. Conservation for Cities lays out a practical roadmap for…
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From the Ground UpLocal Efforts to Create Resilient Cities
For decades, American cities have experimented with ways to remake themselves in response to climate change. These efforts, often driven by grassroots activism, offer valuable lessons for transforming the places we live. In From the Ground Up: Local Efforts to Create Resilient Cities, design expert Alison Sant focuses on the unique ways in which US cities are working to mitigate and adapt …
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Green UrbanismLearning From European Cities
As the need to confront unplanned growth increases, planners, policymakers, and citizens are scrambling for practical tools and examples of successful and workable approaches. Growth management initiatives are underway in the U.S. at all levels, but many American "success stories" provide only one piece of the puzzle. To find examples of a holistic approach to dealing with sprawl, one must turn…
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Planning for Coastal ResilienceBest Practices for Calamitous Times
Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of coastal storms around the globe, and the anticipated rise of sea levels will have enormous impact on fragile and vulnerable coastal regions. In the U.S., more than 50% of the population inhabits coastal areas. In Planning for Coastal Resilience, Tim Beatley argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal plannin…
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Tactical UrbanismShort-term Action for Long-term Change
In the twenty-first century, cities worldwide must respond to a growing and diverse population, ever-shifting economic conditions, new technologies, and a changing climate. Short-term, community-based projects—from pop-up parks to open streets initiatives—have become a powerful and adaptable new tool of urban activists, planners, and policy-makers seeking to drive lasting improvements in th…
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