The hidden potential of sustainable neighborhoods : lessons from low-carbon communities / by Harrison Fraker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fraker, Harrison, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects--Sweden--Case studies.

City planning.

City planning--Environmental aspects--Germany--Case studies.

City planning--Environmental aspects--United States--Case studies.

Sustainable development--Sweden--Case studies.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Germany--Case studies.

Sustainable development--United States--Case studies.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Germany.

Sweden.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xx, 226 pages : illustrations, maps (cheifly color) ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington : Island Press, [2013]

Summary:

How do you design a community to be both livable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if it worked? In The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods, Harrison Fraker goes beyond abstract principles, providing a clear evaluation of four first generation sustainable neighborhoods. Using concrete performance data to gauge successes and failures, he presents a holistic model for sustainable community design based on best practices. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 B001, Malmo, Sweden 11

Chapter 3 Hammarby Sjöstad, Stockholm, Sweden 43

Chapter 4 Kronsberg, Hannover, Germany 69

Chapter 5 Vauban, Freiburg, Germany 97

Chapter 6 Observations across Neighborhoods 121

Chapter 7 A Road Map for the United States and Beyond 155

Chapter 8 Conclusion 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216) and index.

ISBN:

9781610914079

1610914074

9781610914086

1610914082

OCLC:

819717714