Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature

At once solidly researched and passionately argued, Sustainable Urbanism is the ideal guidebook for urban designers, planners, and architects who are eager to make a positive impact on our--and our descendants'--buildings, cities, and lives.. Essays written by Farr and others delve into such issues as: Increasing sustainability through density.Integrating transportation and land use.Creating sustainable neighborhoods, including housing, car-free areas, locally-owned stores, walkable neighborhoods, and universal accessibility.The health and environmental benefits of linking humans to nature, including walk-to open spaces, neighborhood stormwater systems and waste treatment, and food production.High performance buildings and district energy systems.Enriching the argument are in-depth case studies in sustainable urbanism, from BedZED in London, England and Newington in Sydney, Australia, to New Railroad Square in Santa Rosa, California and Dongtan, Shanghai, China. Providing a historic perspective on the standards and regulations that got us to where we are today in terms of urban lifestyle and attempts at reform, Douglas Farr makes a powerful case for sustainable urbanism, showing where we went wrong, and where we need to go. An epilogue looks to the future of sustainable urbanism over the next 200 years. Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is

Douglas Farr, an architect and urban designer, is the founding principal and president of Farr Associates. Farr Associates is a Chicago-based firm focused on sustainable design in architecture and urban design. The firm designed its own office in the historic Monadnock Building as a LEED for Commercial Interiors pilot project. . Green Building Council's LEED for Nei

Lux Mangore said The Missing Link. Doug Farr shows a comprehensive understanding of sustainability rarely seen in this movement. Too often different professions work on greening their product in isolation. While they may be doing wonderful designs they are not linking with other elements and professions to make these improvements complimentary and exponential. A LEED Platinum building built on farm land miles from the city center is not a comprehensive solution (and should really. Great for Architects S.Morrow I am an architecture thesis student interested in community-centered design. I bought this on a whim because it seemed relevant and was well-reviewed, but in the week I've had it has exponentially improved my knowledge on the subject and really guided my project thus far. It does a very nice job of synthesizing various concepts from architecture, planning, and environmental studies into a manageable and pleasant little package. Highly recommend!. very good book, excellent quality. It is a very good book but the structure of it a bit disorganized. Nevertheless, I used this book fo my thesis argument, so very good book, excellent quality. Zoya It is a very good book but the structure of it a bit disorganized. Nevertheless, I used this book fo my thesis argument, so 4 stars.. stars.

His careful division of the case studies into built greenfield, unbuilt greenfield, built infill, and unbuilt infill, should be a clue. The author's ambitious goal is to make sustainable urbanism the dominant pattern of human settlement by 2030. It's also nice that he offiers a fairly specific definition of the s-word. The book…should be a resource not just for developersbut also for city councils, mayors, governors, engineers, and voters." (Urban Land, 1/08)"Beyond just developing a concept, however, the book acts as a comprehensive how-to manual for anyone who helps shape the environmentafter setting the stage with a compelling case for sustainable urbanism, Farr provides specific and detailed standards and steps to guide readers." (En