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Sustainability by Design: A Vision for a Region of 4 Million [Paperback]

Design Centre for Sustainability (Author)
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September 1, 2007

The Greater Vancouver region's population is expected to double in the next fifty years with a 250 percent increase in citizens over sixty-five.

Sustainability by Design addresses the challenge of transforming livability into sustainability while accommodating this demographic change. Focusing on jobs, housing, transportation, infrastructure, parks, and open space, this beautifully illustrated and designed book is an invaluable resource for city planners, design professionals, elected officials, and citizens interested in a sustainable future.

The Design Centre for Sustainability at the University of British Columbia is an internationally recognized organization that pursues sustainable approaches to designing communities through the lens of collaborative design.


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The Design Centre for Sustainability at the University of British Columbia is an internationally recognized applied research organization which pursues sustainable approaches to our built and natural environments through the lens of collaborative design. The center's other projects include the Greater Vancouver GreenGuide and the Smart Growth on the Ground initiative.

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  • Paperback: 80 pages
  • Publisher: Design Centre for Sustainability (September 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0978096622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0978096625
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 8.7 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #883,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fine vision for the future, January 14, 2012
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This is an excellent book to show how to remake our cities incrementally with a view to an energy efficient, walkable, environmentally sound world.
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
charrette conclusions, case study charrettes, key design targets, avenue nodes, charrette team, design charrette, design deliberations, green infrastructure, new housing units, travel lanes
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Civic Centre, Latimer Creek, Ladner Trunk Road, Greater Vancouver, East Ladner, Royal Oak, Green Zone, Liveable Region Strategic Plan, Township of Langley, Kingsway Ridge, New Westminster, Sustainable Region
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