Building for people : designing livable, affordable, low-carbon communities /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Eliason, Michael (συγγραφέας.)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Steffen, Alex (συγγραφέας προλόγου.)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, Island Press, 2024.
• Θέματα: Πολεοδομία > Περιβαλλοντικές απόψεις.; Κοινωνιολογία, Αστική; Αστική οικολογία; Μετριασμός της κλιματικής αλλαγής; Κλιματικές μεταβολές

 "Picture a beautiful, green neighborhood where most of your needs could be met by walking, rolling, or accessing transit. There is a diversity of housing types with abundant affordable and middle-income options. Schools, services, and pedestrianized streets make the neighborhood family friendly. As cities turn brownfields into green fields and look to maximize public investment in transit and infrastructure, ecodistricts are the answer. Eliason shows that this type of affordable, climate-adaptive living option is possible anywhere. In Building for People, architect and ecodistrict planner Michael Eliason makes the case for low-carbon ecodistricts and presents tools for developing these residential and mixed-use quarters or neighborhoods. Drawing from his experience working in Europe and North America, he shows the potential for new climate-adaptive ecodistricts that directly and equitably address our housing shortages while simultaneously planning for climate change. Eliason explains that to create highly livable places with a low carbon impact, ecodistricts must incorporate ample social housing for a good economic and social mix of residents, invest in open space, create infrastructure that can adapt to a changing climate, and offer car-free or car-light realms. He also looks at how public health, livability, climate adaptation, and quality of life are interconnected."--Amazon.com. 

 Foreword:   Urbanism in the Planetary Crisis /   by Alex Steffen --   Preface --   The Compact, Climate Adaptive Ecodistrict --   Rethinking Urban Development in the United States --   Part I:   Planning the Ecodistrict. The Productive District ; Net Zero and Fossil-Fuel-Free Districts ; Unlocking Ecodistricts with Better Regulations ; Planning the Ecodistrict ; Community Participation --   Part II:   Quality of Life and Public Health. Mobility and the District of Short Distances ; A Good Economic and Social Mix ; Urban Places and Spaces ; Opportunities for New Forms of Living ; Child-Friendly Districts ; Air and Noise Pollution --   Part III:   Climate Adaptation and Nature. Green Space ; Sponge Cities and Water Loops ; Active Resilience with Passive House ; The Heat is Already Here --   Part IV:   Building Decarbonization. Circular Mass Timber Districts ; Decarbonized Buildings ; Futureproofing with Open Building --   Epilogue:   Unleashing Brilliant Futures.