"“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 ..."
"Most Americans today do not live in discrete cities and towns, but rather in an aggregation of cities and suburbs that forms one basic economic, multi-cultural, environmental and civic entity. These “regional cities” have the potential to significantly improve the quality of our lives--to provide interconnected and diverse economic centers, transportation choices, and a variety of human-scale communities. In The Regional City, two of th ..."
"“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 ..."
The Next American Metropolis(3rd Edition) Ecology, Community, and the American Dream by PeterCalthorpe, Shelley Poticha Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1995 by Princeton Architectural Press ISBN-13: 978-1-878271-68-6, ISBN: 1-878271-68-7
"One of the foremost practitioners of New Urbanism, Peter Calthorpe, an urban designer and architect based in Berkeley, California, offers one of the most coherent and persuasive arguments for moving the United States away from sprawl and toward more compact, mixed-use, economically diverse, and ecologically sound communities. This book presents 24 of Calthorpe's regional urban plans, in which towns are organized so that residents can be ..."
"Presents four case studies that serve as illustrations for discussions of land use, building design, and service systems, all shaped to promote limited dependence on fossil fuels."
"In this volume Peter Calthorpe, renowned West Coast town planner and author, presents the case for New Urbanism, a movement that has enjoyed meteoric success since he co-founded it in the early 1990s. More utopian and civic than Everyday Urbanism, it promotes mixed-use and transit-oriented development and redevelopment of our cities, as well as walkability and socio-economic diversity. Less avant-garde than Post Urbanism, it embraces tr ..."
"Bringing together classic readings from a wide variety of sources, this key book investigates how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.Thirty-eight selections span issues such as land use planning, urban design, transportation, ecological restoration, economic development, resource use and equity planning. Section introductions outline the major themes, whilst the editors' introductions to the individual writings explain the ..."
Sustainable Communities A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs and Towns by PeterCalthorpe Paperback, 260 Pages, Published 2008 by New Catalyst Books ISBN-13: 978-1-897408-17-9, ISBN: 1-897408-17-X
"This classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption, reduces resource waste and produces long-term social and ecological health. Our old patterns of growth are built on isolation—an isolation from the environment, an isolation between activities and ultimately an isolation between individuals. Whether city or suburb, ..."
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"xii Zyberk, Stefanos Polyzoides, Elizabeth Moule, and Dan Solomon—for
providing a remarkable forum in which ideas could cross-fertilize, and for creating
a set of friendships and a sense of comradery that helps to sustain both a
national movement and my personal growth. I owe much to many others within
the CNU, such as Robert Davis, the developer of Seaside, Hank Dittmar, formerly
head of STTP, Bill Morrish, head of the Design Cent ..."
"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."
"Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “National Transportation Statistics 2009” (
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation, 2009), table 1-32; ... the U.S.
National Average,” Metro Regional Government, http://library.oregonmetro.gov/
files/1990-2008_ dvmt_portland-us.pdf (accessed March 1, 2010). ... Al Gore, Our
Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis (Emmaus, PA: Rodale Books, 2009),
254."
""This program explores the role that design plays in community and it visits someof the most progressive thinkers on the subject ..."--Container."
Sustainable Communities A New Design Synthesis for Cities, Suburbs, and Towns by PeterCalthorpe Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 1985 by Sierra Club Books ISBN-13: 978-0-87156-815-1, ISBN: 0-87156-815-2
Parking Spaces A Design, Implementation, and Use Manual for Architects, Planners, and Engineers by Mark C. Childs, Christopher Alexander, PeterCalthorpe Hardcover, 289 Pages, Published 1999 by Mcgraw-Hill ISBN-13: 978-0-07-012107-2, ISBN: 0-07-012107-9
"From outdoor theaters and festival fairgrounds to scenic gardens, outdoor galleries, and historical commemoration parks, urban designer Mark Childs offers professionals a creative and practical approach to designing multipurpose parking lots for the community. Filled with guidelines for analyzing demand while addressing location issues, safety, convenience, and environmental concerns, the author provides a rich variety of ideas and insp ..."
"Bill, as head of the Office of Planning and Research, developed the “Urban
Strategy” for the state of California, an effort and a ... Doug Kelbaugh, now dean
at the School of Architecture at the University of Michigan, and Harrison Fraker,
dean at the School of ... and theoretical—opened up with the support of an
enlightened developer named Phil Angelides, now California State Treasurer. ...
His vision and leadership set the founda ..."