People habitat: 25 ways to think about greener, healthier cities [First edition] 9780989751100, 9780989751117, 0989751112

Prologue: Cities of the Imagination -- It's Not Really about Cities -- What Seems Green May Actually Be Brown -- Bu

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English Pages (xix, 283 pages) : illustrations Year 2014;2013

People habitat: 25 ways to think about greener, healthier cities [First edition]
9780989751100, 9780989751117, 0989751112

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Benfield
F. Kaid

Table of contents :
Prologue: Cities of the Imagination --
It's Not Really about Cities --
What Seems Green May Actually Be Brown --
But when Green Elements Align, the Results Can Be Impressive --
Revitalization Can Be Powerful --
In a Revitalizing District, Some Gentrification Might Be OK
but Not Too Much --
Cities Need Nature --
There Can Be So Much in a Name--or Not --
Sustainability Requires Attention to Legacy --
But the Past Is Not the Future --
Community Isn't What It Used to Be, Apparently --
Meet the Environmental Paradox of Smart Growth --
Design Matters, but It Can Be Messy --
There Must Be a There --
Human Habitat Should Nourish the Mind, Body, and Spirit --
Americans Don't Walk Much, and I Don't Blame Them --
Driving Should Be an Option --
Getting to School Shouldn't Be So Hard --
Walk, Drink, Walk Back --
Successful Suburbs Will Adapt to the Twenty-First Century --
Childhood Should Be about Exploring --
Grow Food, but Not Just Anywhere --
Cities Are Made for Faith, and Vice Versa --
Think Globally, Plan Locally --
Sustainability Is Where the Heart Is --
Sprawl Is Dying. Will Smart Growth Be Next? --
Epilogue: People Habitat and the Landscape.

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