Seven rules for sustainable communities: design for the post-carbon world
By: Patrick Condon.
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781597266505; 9781597266659
Subjects: Sustainable living; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Restore the streetcar city; title: Design an interconnected street system; title: Locate commercial services, frequent transit, and schools within a five-minute; title: Walk; title: Locate good jobs close to affordable homes; title: Provide a diversity of housing types; title: Create a linked system of natural areas and parks; title: Invest in lighter, greener, cheaper, smarter infrastructure.