Sustainable communities
Subtitle: a new design synthesis for cities, suburbs and towns
By: [edited by] Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe
Edition: New Catalyst Books ed.
Publisher: New Catalyst Books; Brand: New Catalyst Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781897408179
Subjects: City planning; Urban Community development; Sustainable urban development; Environmental policy
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.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Case studies; title: The urban context / Peter Calthorpe; title: The suburban context / Sim Van der Ryn; title: The new suburban fabric / Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe; title: Part two: The context for sustainable design; title: The mass and information economy / Paul Hawken; title: Design as if people mattered / Clare Cooper-Marcus; title: Local self reliance / David Morris; title: Architecture and biology / John Todd; title: Metropolitan food systems and the sustainable city / David Katz; title: Real possibilities in the transportation myths / Fred Reid; title: A short history of twentieth century new towns / Peter Calthorpe.