Seven rules for sustainable communities : design strategies for the post-carbon world /
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| Author / Creator: | Condon, Patrick M. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, DC : Island Press, c2010. |
| Description: | xii, 200 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8053537 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Restore the streetcar city
- Design an interconnected street system
- Locate commercial services, frequent transit, and schools within a five-minute walk
- Locate good jobs close to affordable homes
- Provide a diversity of housing types
- Create a linked system of natural areas and parks
- Invest in lighter, greener, cheaper, smarter infrastructure.
