Entrée principale:

Corbett, Judy.

Titre et auteur:

Designing sustainable communities : learning from Village Homes / Judy Corbett and Michael Corbett ; foreword by Robert L. Thayer.

Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, 2000.

Description:

xv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index.
Foreword / Robert L. Thayer -- From Piecemeal Planning to Sustainable Development -- An Introduction to Village Homes -- The Basis for Sustainable Development -- Water, Food, Shelter: The Basics -- Society's Lifeblood: Energy -- The Use of Resources in Sustainable Design -- Location, Size, and Density -- Designing with Nature for People: A Sustainable Approach to Urban Design -- The Process of Creating Sustainable Communities -- The Garden City: Case Studies of Sustainable Development in Practice -- Haymount, Virginia -- Civano, Arizona -- Coffee Creek Center, Indiana -- Davisville, California -- Prairie Crossing, Illinois.
Also issued online.

Résumé:

"In Designing Sustainable Communities, Judy and Micheal Corbett offer an inside look at the development of the project from start to finish, describing how it came about, design approaches they took, and changes that have occurred over the years. The book represents an invaluable guide for professionals and students involved in planning, architecture, development, and landscape architecture."--Jacket.

Ressources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

1559636866 (alk. paper)
9781559636865 (alk. paper)

Sujet:

Planned communities.
Real estate development Environmental aspects.
Land use Planning.
Sustainable development.
Collectivités nouvelles.
Promotion immobilière Aspect de l'environnement.
Utilisation du sol Planification.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
Village Homes (Davis, California)

Vedettes secondaires:

Corbett, Michael N.
Thayer, Robert L.

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 214592
Cote: NA44.C789.25 V5 2000
Statut: Disponible