Creating value
Subtitle: smart development and green design
By: Vernon D. Swaback.
Publisher: ULI-the Urban Land Institute
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
Subjects: Land use -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development; Sustainable design; Sustainable living; City planning -- Social aspects
Other titles: Smart development and green design
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-155).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Creating value; title: The relatedness of all things creates value; title: A new wisdom: everything is connected; title: Moving past sprawl; title: Learning from experience; title: Getting around; title: The threat and opportunity of global warming; title: Being smart, green, and sustainable; title: Smart development; title: Green architecture; title: Sustainable design; title: A model proposal and real-world examples; title: Essential changes; title: Putting it all together; title: Perspectives; title: Governmental visionaries; title: Heroic visionaries; title: Learning who we are by where we live; title: Design and development as the art of culture; title: Case studies: Custom homes; Condominiums; Offices; Mixed use; High rise buildings; Government buildings; Resort environments; Shared use; Compounds and neighborhoods; Cultural/educational facilities; Corporate villages; Affordable green; Adaptive reuse; Renewable contexts;  Water stewardship; Ecosystem restoration; An abundance of nature; title: Afterword.