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245 0 0 _aSustainable and resilient communities :
_ba comprehensive action plan for towns, cities, and regions /
_c[edited by] Stephen Coyle ; foreword by Andres Duany.
264 1 _aHoboken, N.J. :
_bWiley,
_cc2011.
300 _axii, 403 p. :
_bill., maps
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
366 _b20110415
500 _aFormerly CIP.
_5Uk
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aCommunities face substantial challenges - a changing climate, a housing crisis, shifting demographics and lifestyles, and substantially declining federal, state, and local revenues. This is a step-by-step guidebook for urban planners and urban designers to implement a 'green action plan' for cities as well as private development.
_bMany of today's communities face an unprecedented struggle to adapt and maintain their environmental, economic, and social well-being in an era beleaguered by fiscal constraints, uncertainty about energy prices and supplies, rapid demographic shifts, and accelerated climate impacts. This step-by-step guidebook for urban planners and urban designers explains how to create and implement an actionable plan for making neighborhoods, communities, and regions more environmentally healthy, resource-conserving, and economically resilient. Sustainable and Resilient Communitiesdelineates measures for repairing, retrofitting, and transforming our built environments and supporting systems.
530 _aAlso available in printed form ISBN 9780470536476
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_cAskews and Holts.
_nMode of access: World Wide Web.
650 0 _aCity planning
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aRegional planning
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aCommunity development, Urban
_xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 _aSustainable urban development.
650 0 _aSustainable development.
650 7 _aArchitecture and Planning
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650 7 _aCity & town planning: architectural aspects
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650 7 _aUrban & municipal planning
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655 7 _2lcsh
700 1 _aCoyle, Stephen.
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