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Designing Sustainable Communities
Avi Friedman
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Description for Designing Sustainable Communities
Paperback. Series: Required Reading Range. Num Pages: 216 pages, 200 colour illus. BIC Classification: AMCR; RP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 210. .
Innovation in planning is essential to dealing with the challenges society currently faces, from urban sprawl to climate change. In this book, Avi Friedman looks at both new and revived sustainable strategies at a neighborhood level to explore options for both rehabilitating older communities as well as options for those projects being designed from scratch. The book takes a holistic approach to sustainable community design, covering aspects such as: - Transportation and how to avoid reliance on private vehicles - Ecological, psychological and economic values of ... Read more
Innovation in planning is essential to dealing with the challenges society currently faces, from urban sprawl to climate change. In this book, Avi Friedman looks at both new and revived sustainable strategies at a neighborhood level to explore options for both rehabilitating older communities as well as options for those projects being designed from scratch. The book takes a holistic approach to sustainable community design, covering aspects such as: - Transportation and how to avoid reliance on private vehicles - Ecological, psychological and economic values of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Required Reading Range
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472572905
SKU
V9781472572905
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Avi Friedman
Avi Friedman is Professor of Architecture at the McGill School of Architecture, Montreal, Canada. In 1988, he co-founded the Affordable Homes Program. His research interests focus on the design and implementation of affordable and sustainable building practices at the unit and community levels, including innovation, construction and resource efficiency. He is the recipient of the Progressive Architecture Research Award, ... Read more
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