The green city : sustainable homes, sustainable suburbs /
Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Imprint: | Sydney : UNSW Press ; Abingdon, Oxfordshire ; New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2005. |
Description: | 247 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5673873 |
Summary: | A team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future. Rejecting both economic and environmental orthodoxy, the book's essential message is that the sustainable city can be built by a thousand well-directed small changes. It draws on practical case material from around the world and weaves together four critical aspects of urban life: housing, open space, workplaces and transport. A 'photographic essay' of 32 colour plates illustrates the ideas discussed. |
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Physical Description: | 247 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-236) and index. |
ISBN: | 0415372313 (pb : alk. paper) |