Designing sustainable communities
By: by Avi Friedman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781472572905; 9781472572912
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Real estate development; Planning; Planned communities; Sustainable development; Environmental aspects; Land use
Description: Innovation in planning is essential to dealing with the challenges society currently faces, from urban sprawl to climate change. In this book, Avi Friedman looks at both new and revived sustainable strategies at a neighborhood level to explore options for both rehabilitating older communities as well as options for those projects being designed from scratch. The book takes a holistic approach to sustainable community design, covering aspects such as: Transportation and how to avoid reliance on private vehicles ; Ecological, psychological and economic values of open spaces ; Neighborhood resilience and health ; Affordability and energy consumption.0.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Acknowledgment; title: The broad view; title: Transit oriented development; title: Mixing dwellings and amenities; title: Car-free neighborhoods; title: Creative open spaces; title: Neighborhoods for change and growth; title: Affordable neighborhoods; title: Net-zero energy neighborhoods; title: Planning for healthy living; title: Edible landscapes; title: Bibliography; title: Project references; title: Project credits; title: Picture credits; title: Figures credits; title: Index.