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Monday, March 26, 2012

Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post-Carbon World


Patrick M. Condon, the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments at the University of British Columbia, has just written a new book Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post-Carbon World. The book aims to be an easy-to-use guide to basic urban design rules that, if followed, can help begin to halt the buildup of greenhouse gasses and create a more livable world for future generations.
It starts from a premise that Worldchanging covers regularly: the transformation of cities and metropolitan regions "into places that strike a balance between their human inhabitants and the planet's air and water systems" with compact, energy-efficient, and pedestrian- and transit-friendly design is the key to a bright green future. 


more book reviews:

Ecologist Stuart Cowan reviews The Nature of Order: Unfolding a Sustainable World.

Leon Krier's lesson in architecture

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change

Book Review: Waiting on a Train

Book Review: Instant City

The City Beautiful Movement by William H. Wilson

Biophilic Cities: Integrating Nature into Urban Design and Planning

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