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Designing Sustainable Communities

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Designing Sustainable Communities
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Professor Avi Friedman
SeriesRequired Reading Range
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 270,Width 210
ISBN/Barcode 9781472572905
ClassificationsDewey:307.12
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 200 colour illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publication Date 4 May 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.