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Green Community
About this book
The health of our planet and ourselves depends on how we plan, design, and construct the world between our buildings. Our increasing dependence on fossil fuels over the last century has given us unprecedented individual mobility and comfort, but the consequences are clear. Climate change, sprawl, and reliance on foreign oil are just a few of the challenges we face in designing new-and adapting existing-communities to be greener. Based on the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibition, this book is a collection of thought-provoking essays that illuminate the connections among personal health, community health, and our planet's health. Green Community brings together diverse experts, each of whom has a unique approach to sustainable planning, design, politics, and construction.
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Index
Abercrombie, Patrick, 2
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, net zero energy project in, 85-86
adaptation, to climate change, 128-29
Adelaide, South Australia, bus transportation in, 4
affordability, 36, 37, 49
Africa, virus outbreak in, 148
agriculture. See biofuels; food
air quality
in tight buildings, 120
transportation and, 120, 121-22, 124
trees improving, 130-31, 132
Alaska, energy source in, 106
Alexander, Christopher, 142
American Institute of Architects, 85
American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers, 85
American Society of Landscape Architects, 101
Amsterdam
community gardens in, 62
public transportation in, 3
revitalization in, 10
Anacostia Watershed Restoration Partnership, 98
Anaheim (Calif.), density of, 46
Anchorage (Alaska), energy source for, 106
Anne Arundel County (Md.)
growth management in, 71
Architecture 2030 Initiative, 85
Arlington (Va.)
growth management in, 72
rail transportation in, 50
Arlington County (Va.), TOD in, 18-19
Arlington Heights (Ill.), growth management in, 72
Arup, 80
Atlanta
carbon emissions in, 17, 18
density versus sprawl in, 52
public health in, 120, 121-22
urban living trend in, 49
Atlantic Steel, 121-22
Austin (Tex.), growth management in, 71
Australia
bus transportation in, 4
energy-efficient buildings in, 82
human sharing in, 62
outdoor living in, 59
automobiles. See also transportation
accidents involving, 20, 123
development location and dependence on, XIII-XIV, 16-17, 52
electricity generated by, 114
parking for, 97
reducing reliance on, 26-27, 158 (see also transit-oriented development; transit systems)
songs about, 15
statistics on use of, 15, 34
value of time and, 61
zero-emissions, XIV
Ballston (Va.), view from, 44
Baltimore
rail trans...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Funder's Introduction
- Curator's Introduction
- THE GREEN COMMUNITY IN CONTEXT
- DENSITY AND TRANSPORTATION
- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION
- ENERGY AND RESOURCES
- LOCAL HEALTH AND GLOBAL HEALTH
- CONCLUSION
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Image Credits and Permissions
- Index