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1 online resource (233 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Copyright; Authors and Reviewers; Foreword; Foreword by Jonathan F.P. Rose; Contents; 1 Introduction; A Greener Future; Shades of Green; Converging Ideologies; Barriers to Sustainable Development; The Benefits of Sustainable Development; A Marketable Advantage; 2 Sustainable from the Start; Defining Sustainability; Creating a Vision; Tools for Achieving the Vision; Measuring Success; Selecting and Managing the Project Team; Multiple Players, Multiple Challenges; Having an Exit Strategy; Aligning the Product with the Market; Leaving a Legacy; 3 Integrated Planning and Design. |
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The Integrated ProcessSite Selection; Green Infrastructure; Sustainable Community Form; Sustainable Mobility; Landscape Design; Reducing Energy Consumption; Water Usage Strategies; Holistic Development; 4 The Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Development; Getting a Handle on Costs; Costing Methodologies; Integrated Design Solutions and Cost Shifting; Putting It All Together; 5 Green Building Design; Setting Priorities; Responding to Regional Conditions; Conserving Resources; Optimizing the Building Envelope; Selecting Green Materials; Weighing Material Choices; Ensuring Indoor Air Quality. |
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System-Wide Strategies6 Maintaining Sustainability; Open Space Conveyances; Keeping Green Infrastructure Green; Green Building Compliance; Operational Sustainability; Sustainable Economics; Disaster and Replacement Strategies; Sustaining Species and Amenities; Code Flexibility; Adaptability; 7 Case Studies; Brewery Blocks, Portland, Oregon; Daybreak, South Jordan, Utah; Glenwood Park, Atlanta, Georgia; Greenwich Millennium Village, London, United Kingdom; Harvest Lakes, Perth, Australia; Hidden Springs, Ada County, Idaho; Holiday Neighborhood, Boulder, Colorado. |
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Oleson Woods Apartments, Tigard, OregonPrairie Crossing, Grayslake, Illinois; Terramor at Ladera Ranch, Orange County, California. |
| Summary |
Get practical how-to information on designing and developing attractive, profitable, and environmentally responsible planned communities. This book includes 10 case studies of successful projects in the U.S., the U.K., and Australia. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Planned communities -- Environmental aspects.
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Planned communities -- Environmental aspects. |
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Planned communities. |
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Real estate development -- Environmental aspects.
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Real estate development -- Environmental aspects. |
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Real estate development. |
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gause, Jo Allen.
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Heid, Jim.
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Kellenberg, Steven.
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Kingsbury, Jeff.
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McMahon, Edward T.
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Schweitzer, Judi G.
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Slone, Daniel K. (Daniel Kennon)
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Rose, Jonathon.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Franko, Richard. Developing Sustainable Planned Communities. Chicago : Urban Land Institute, ©2007 9780874209914 |
| ISBN |
9780874202212 (electronic book) |
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0874202213 (electronic book) |
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9780874202229 (electronic book) |
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0874202221 (electronic book) |
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9780874209914 |
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0874209919 |
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