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Four-fifths of Americans now live in the nation's sprawling metropolitan areas, and half of the world's population is now classified as "urban." As cities become the dominant living evironment for humans, there is growing concern about how to make such places more habitable, more healthy and safe, more ecological, and more equitable―in short, more "humane." This book explores the prospects for a more humane metropolis through a series of essays and case studies that consider why and how urban places can be made greener and more amenable. Its point of departure is the legacy of William H. Whyte (1917-1999), one of America's most admired urban thinkers. From his eyrie high above Manhattan in the offices of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Whyte laid the foundation for today's "smart growth" and "new urbanist" movements with books such as The Last Landscape (1968). His passion for improving the habitability of cities and suburbs is reflected in the diverse grassroots urban design and regreening strategies discussed in this volume.
Greenbelts --- City planning --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Green belts --- Open spaces --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Environmental aspects --- Urban ecology (Sociology) United States Congresses. --- City planning United States Congresses. --- Greenbelts United States Congresses.
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Criminology. Victimology --- Criminology --- Human ecology --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Environmental psychology --- 343.97 --- -Environmental psychology --- -Urban ecology --- Urban ecology --- -Cities and towns --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Cognitive ergonomics --- Ecological psychology --- Ecopsychology --- Ecotherapy --- Environmental quality --- Environmental social sciences --- Human factors science --- Psychoeology --- Psychology --- Psychotherapy --- Ecological Systems Theory --- Crime --- Social sciences --- Criminals --- Criminologische sociologie --- Environmental aspects --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Psychological aspects --- Study and teaching --- Criminology. --- Environmental psychology. --- Human ecology. --- -Criminologische sociologie --- Urban ecology (Sociology). --- 343.97 Criminologische sociologie --- Cities and towns --- Criminology - United States --- Human ecology - United States --- Urban ecology (Sociology) - United States --- Criminologie. --- Criminalité --- Psychologie criminelle. --- Écologie humaine. --- Institutions sociales --- Sociological aspects. --- Sociologie. --- Aspect psychologique.
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Cities and towns --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Urban policy --- Social conflit --- Disasters --- Nature --- Villes --- Ecologie urbaine --- Politique urbaine --- Conflits sociaux --- Catastrophes --- Homme --- Case studies --- Effect of human beings on --- Etudes de cas --- Cas, Etudes de --- Influence sur la nature --- Social conflict --- Développement urbain --- Ecologie appliquée --- Urbanisme --- Analyse de l'urbanisme --- Capitalisme --- Banlieue --- Crise économique --- Croissance urbaine --- Densification --- Densité urbaine --- Désert --- Politique de l'urbanisme --- Utopie urbaine --- Végétal --- Histoire de l'urbanisme --- Sociologie urbaine --- Écologie urbaine --- Cities and towns - United States - Case studies --- Urban ecology (Sociology) - United States - Case studies --- Urban policy - United States - Case studies --- Social conflict - United States - Case studies --- Disasters - United States - Case studies --- Nature - Effect of human beings on --- Écologie urbaine
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“Cities are green” is becoming a common refrain. But Calthorpe argues that a more comprehensive understanding of urbanism at the regional scale provides a better platform to address climate change. In this groundbreaking new work, he shows how such regionally scaled urbanism can be combined with green technology to achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but other critical economies and lifestyle benefits. Rather than just providing another checklist of new energy sources or one dimensional land use alternatives, he combines them into comprehensive national growth scenarios for 2050 and documents their potential impacts. In so doing he powerfully demonstrates that it will take an integrated approach of land use transformation, policy changes, and innovative technology to transition to a low carbon economy. To accomplish this Calthorpe synthesizes thirty years of experience, starting with his ground breaking work in sustainable community design in the 1980's following through to his current leadership in transit-oriented design, regional planning, and land use policy. Peter Calthorpe shows us what is possible using real world examples of innovative design strategies and forward-thinking policies that are already changing the way we live. This provocative and engaging work emerges from Calthorpe’s belief that, just as the last fifty years produced massive changes in our culture, economy and environment, the next fifty will generate changes of an even more profound nature. The book, enhanced by its superb four-color graphics, is a call to action and a road map for moving forward.
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