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Designing Sustainable Communities
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Designing Sustainable Communities
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor Avi Friedman
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Series | Required Reading Range |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:216 | Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 210 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781472572905
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Classifications | Dewey:307.12 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
200 colour illus
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Bloomsbury Visual Arts
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Publication Date |
4 May 2017 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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 Interviews with and information from designers of sustainable communities provide first-hand insight into their development. Outstanding illustrated case studies from communities throughout the world add depth and insight into this important subject.
Author Biography
Avi Friedman is Professor of Architecture at the McGill School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada. In 1988, he co-founded the Affordable Homes Program. His research interests focus on the design and implementation of affordable and sustainable building practices at the unit and community levels, including innovation, construction and resource efficiency. He is the recipient of the Progressive Architecture Research Award, the J.-Armand-Bombardier Prize for Technological Innovation and the Manning Innovation Award of Distinction.
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