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People habitat : 25 ways to think about greener, healthier cities /
"With over 80 percent of Americans now living in cities and suburbs, getting our communities right has never been more important, more complicated, or more fascinating. Longtime sustainability leader Kaid Benfield shares 25 enlightening and entertaining essays about the wondrous ecology of huma...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
People Habitat Communications,
2014.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "With over 80 percent of Americans now living in cities and suburbs, getting our communities right has never been more important, more complicated, or more fascinating. Longtime sustainability leader Kaid Benfield shares 25 enlightening and entertaining essays about the wondrous ecology of human settlement, and how to make it better for both people and the planet. People Habitat explores topics as diverse as "green" housing developments that are no such thing, the tricky matter of gentrifying inner cities, why people don't walk much anymore, and the relationship between cities and religion. Written with intellect, insight, and from-the-heart candor, each real-world story in People Habitat will make you see our communities in a new light"--Publisher's Description |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 283 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780989751117 0989751112 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |