Sustainable Communities: A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs and Towns - Brossura

Van Der Ryn, Sim; Calthorpe, Peter

Brossura

ISBN 10: 189740817X ISBN 13: 9781897408179

Casa editrice: New Catalyst Books, 2008

Riassunto

This classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption, reduces resource waste and produces long-term social and ecological health. Our old patterns of growth are built on isolation―an isolation from the environment, an isolation between activities and ultimately an isolation between individuals. Whether city or suburb, these qualities of isolation are the same. Buildings ignore climate and place, uses are zoned into separate areas, and individuals are isolated by a lack of convivial public places. Sustainable patterns break down the separations; buildings respond to the climate rather than overpowering it, mixed uses draw activities and people together, and shared spaces reestablish community. -from Sustainable Communities

Su questo libro

Product Description

Book by Van der Ryn Sim Calthorpe Peter

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: New Catalyst Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 189740817X
• ISBN 13: 9781897408179
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile