Screen LibraryPeople habitat : 25 ways to think about greener, healthier cities /
With over 80 percent of Americans now living in cities and suburbs, getting communities right has never been more important, more complicated, or more fascinating. Long time sustainability leader Kaid Benfield shares 25 enlightening and entertaining essays about the wondrous ecology of human settlem...
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People Habitat Communications,
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| Publisher Address: | Washington, DC : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
With over 80 percent of Americans now living in cities and suburbs, getting communities right has never been more important, more complicated, or more fascinating. Long time sustainability leader Kaid Benfield shares 25 enlightening and entertaining essays about the wondrous ecology of human settlement, and how to make it better for both people and the planet. People Habitat explores topics as diverse as green housing developments that are no such thing, the tricky matter of gentrifying inner cities, why people don't walk much anymore, and the relationship between cities and religion. |
| Carrier Form: | xix, 283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-269) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780989751100 0989751104 |
| Index Number: | HT167 |
| CLC: |
Q988 C912.81-171.2 |
| Call Number: | C912.81-171.2/P419 |