Part one: Case studies -- The urban context / Peter Calthorpe -- The suburban context / Sim Van der Ryn -- The new suburban fabric / Sim Van der Ryn and Peter Calthorpe -- Part two: The context for sustainable design -- The mass and information economy / Paul Hawken -- Design as if people mattered / Clare Cooper-Marcus -- Local self reliance / David Morris -- Architecture and biology / John Todd -- Metropolitan food systems and the sustainable city / David Katz -- Real possibilities in the transportation myths / Fred Reid -- A short history of twentieth century new towns / Peter Calthorpe
Notes
"This classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption, reduces resource waste and produces long-term social and ecological health"--p. [4] of cover
