Sustainable nation : urban design patterns for the future / Douglas Farr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farr, Douglas, author.

Contributor:

Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable urban development.

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Urban ecology (Sociology).

Urban health.

Physical Description:

xix, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2018]

Summary:

"As a follow up to his widely acclaimed Sustainable Urbanism, this new book from author Douglas Farr embraces the idea that the humanitarian, population, and climate crises are three facets of one interrelated human existential challenge, one with impossibly short deadlines. The vision of Sustainable Nation is to accelerate the pace of progress of human civilization to create an equitable and sustainable world. The core strategy of Sustainable Nation is the perfection of the design and governance of all neighborhoods to make them unique exemplars of community and sustainability. The tools to achieve this vision are more than 70 patterns for rebellious change written by industry leaders of thought and practice. Each pattern represents an aspirational, future-oriented ideal for a key aspect of a neighborhood. At once an urgent call to action and a guidebook for change, Sustainable Nation is an essential resource for urban designers, planners, and architects."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Our default world. Where we are

Case studies : the future ahead of schedule

Part 2. Our preferred future. Where we want to go

Part 3. Theory of change. Igniting community

Time

Accelerations strategies

Part 4. The practice of change. Collective effervescence

Self-governing neighborhoods

A theater of life

Vibrant density

Mobility in walkable places

Neighborhood economy

Urban waters

Standard carbon

The new health, safety, and welfare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.

Other Format:

Online version: Farr, Douglas. Sustainable nation.

ISBN:

9780470537176

0470537175

OCLC:

1000150202

Publisher Number:

40028121939