The Green City - 9781138141513

Taylor & Francis

The Green CitySustainable Homes, Sustainable Suburbs\nAuthor(s): Nicholas Low, Brendon Gleeson, Ray Green, Darko Radovic\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138141513, 978-1138141513\nSynopsis\nA team of city-building professionals explain in straightforward terms how the idea of ecological sustainability can be embodied in the everyday life of homes, communities and cities to make a better future.\n\nThe book considers - and answers - three questions: What does the global agenda of sustainable development mean for the urban spaces where most people live, work and move? Can we keep what we love about suburban life and still save the environment? And what new methods of planning and building will be needed in the 21st century? \n\nRejecting both economic and environmental orthodoxy, the books essential message is that the sustainable city can be built by a thousand well-directed small changes. It draws on practical c.