Designing sustainable communities : learning from Village Homes /

"In Designing Sustainable Communities, Judy and Micheal Corbett offer an inside look at the development of the project from start to finish, describing how it came about, design approaches they took, and changes that have occurred over the years. The book represents an invaluable guide for prof...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Corbett, Judy
Otros Autores: Corbett, Michael N.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2000.
Temas:
Planned communities.
Real estate development > Environmental aspects.
Land use > Planning.
Sustainable development.
Collectivités nouvelles.
Promotion immobilière > Aspect de l'environnement.
Utilisation du sol > Planification.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > City Planning & Urban Development.
Land use > Planning
Planned communities
Real estate development > Environmental aspects
Sustainable development
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Robert L. Thayer
  • From Piecemeal Planning to Sustainable Development
  • An Introduction to Village Homes
  • The Basis for Sustainable Development
  • Water, Food, Shelter: The Basics
  • Society's Lifeblood: Energy
  • The Use of Resources in Sustainable Design
  • Location, Size, and Density
  • Designing with Nature for People: A Sustainable Approach to Urban Design
  • The Process of Creating Sustainable Communities
  • The Garden City: Case Studies of Sustainable Development in Practice
  • Haymount, Virginia
  • Civano, Arizona
  • Coffee Creek Center, Indiana
  • Davisville, California
  • Prairie Crossing, Illinois.

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