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

by Patrick M. Condon

Book Overview

Questions of how the design of cities can respond to the challenge of climate change dominate the thoughts of urban planners and designers across the U.S. and Canada. With admirable clarity, Patrick Condon responds to these questions. He addresses transportation, housing equity, job distribution, economic development, and ecological systems issues and synthesizes his knowledge and research into a simple-to-understand set of urban design recommendations.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597266655
• ISBN13: 9781597266659
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 9.9"