The chicken came first : a primer for renewing and sustaining communities / William Henry Asti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asti, William Henry, author.

Series:

Our National Conversation

Our National Conversation ; v.6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Environmental aspects.

City planning.

Sustainable development--Management.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Little Rock, [Arkansas] : Parkhurst Brothers Publishers, 2011.

Summary:

"Sustainability is not a buzz-word anymore; it's a matter of survival. Meaningful achievement in sustainability will require significant paradigm shifts in attitudes about how we live, how we consume resources, how we govern ourselves and how we transport people and goods. Asti's excellent exploration of the issues is a must-read." -- Subrata Basu, AIA, AICP Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning "Industries, health care, education and others are trying to tread more lightly on our environment. To achieve sustainability goals our times demand, we must work together to maximize the benefit to our communities. Asti has always seen the larger picture and encouraged orchestration of diverse initiatives. The Chicken Came First is full of knowledge, sensitivity, and insights certain to advance the achievement of sustainable communities." --Richard Renfro, AIA Renfro Design Group, AIA, New York City

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Definitions; Section I. Basics - things we want to think about; 1. Chickens & Eggs; 2. Sustainability in a MODERN Democracy; 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still - politics and economics; 4. It's the Stupid Economy, Stupid; 5. Creating / Recreating Institutions; 6. Connecting Dots; 7. The "New World Order" - in your own back yard; Section II. Past; 8. Problems, Problems, Problems; 9. The Black-Hole Nature of Bureaucracies; 10. What to Think vs. How to Think; 11. Once Upon a Time; Section III. Present - where we are; 12. Is T. Boone Pickens Right?

13. It's Not an Information Age! - the new ICE Age14. Land of Oz; 15. Frank Lloyd had it (W)right; Section IV. Future - where we go from here; 16. Dear Barack; 17. Educational Reform - with advanced technology; 18. Global Warming in the "New ICE Age"; 19. Creating Efficiency in the Real World; 20. Transporting Goods and Humans; 21. It's Called Health Care - not health I don't care; Section V. Developing a Model - creating sustainable communities; 22. Creating New Communities - it happens every day; 23. Key Issues; 24. A Planning Process; 25. Land Use and the Fundamental Five

26. Design Principles27. More Definitions; 28. Goals and Objectives; 29. Run-up to the Plan; 30. Developing a Plan; 31. The Prodigy Model - creating new; 32. The Centennial Model - remodeling old; 33. Creating your own Sustainable Community; 34. The End; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2016).

ISBN:

1-935166-35-2