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Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection by Stephen R. Kellert Publisher Comments Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author... (read more) Your price: $58.50 New - Trade Paper 
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Ecological Design (Tenth Anniversary Edition) by Sim Van Der Ryn and Stuart Cowan Publisher Comments Ecological Design is a landmark volume that helped usher in an exciting new era in green design and sustainability planning. Since its initial publication in 1996, the book has been critically important in sparking dialogue and triggering collaboration... (read more) Your price: $41.50 New - Trade Paper
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Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities by Patrick M. Condon Publisher Comments A step-by-step guide to more synthetic, holistic, and integrated urban design strategies, Design Charrettes for Sustainable Communities is a practical manual to accomplish complex community design decisions and create more green, clean, and equitable... (read more) Your price: $30.75 New - Trade Paper
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The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream by Christopher B. Leinberger Publisher Comments Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Hardcover
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Sprawl Costs: Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development by Robert Burchell Publisher Comments The environmental impacts of sprawling development have been well documented, but few comprehensive studies have examined its economic costs. In 1996, a team of experts undertook a multi-year study designed to provide quantitative measures of the costs... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon Publisher Comments With illustrative and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, Green Infrastructure advances smart land conservation: large scale thinking and integrated action to plan, protect and manage our natural and restored lands. From the individual... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $27.00 Used - Trade Paper
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New Geographies of the American West: Land Use and the Changing Patterns of Place by William R. Travis Publisher Comments Reconciling explosive growth with often majestic landscape defines New Geographies of the American West. Geographer William Travis examines contemporary land use changes and development patterns from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and assesses the... (read more) List Price $44.50 Your price: $27.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Green Building Revolution by Jerry Yudelson Publisher Comments The “green building revolution’’ is happening right now. This book is its chronicle and its manifesto. Written by industry insider Jerry Yudelson, The Green Building Revolution introduces readers to the basics of green building and to... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Ancient Greek Architects At Work : Problems of Structure and Design (77 Edition) by J. J. Coulton Synopsis A study of the problems of structure and design, this book relates the architect to the society in which he worked; it shows him as a designer, structural engineer and director of works; it identifies the problems that architects encountered and suggests... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors by J. William Thompson and Kim Sorvig Publisher Comments Published at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sustainable Landscape Construction took a new approach to what was then a nearly new subject: how to construct outdoor environments based on principles of sustainability. This enormously... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Trade Paper
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Managing Growth in America's Communities: Second Edition by Douglas R. Porter Publisher Comments In this thoroughly revised edition of Managing Growth in America's Communities, readers will learn the principles that guide intelligent planning for communities of any size, grasp the major issues in successfully managing growth, and discover what has... (read more) Your price: $50.25 New - Trade Paper
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Nature-Friendly Communities: Habitat Protection and Land Use Planning by Christophe Duerksen Publisher Comments Nature-Friendly Communities presents an authoritative and readable overview of the successful approaches to protecting biodiversity and natural areas in America's growing communities. Addressing the crucial issues of sprawl, open space, and political... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Metrogreen: Connecting Open Space in North American Cities by Donna Erickson Publisher Comments Land-use and urban planning professionals, along with landscape architects and environmental advocates, have joined efforts to protect and connect open spaces. MetroGreen answers their need for the latest thinking and newest practices in this growing... (read more) Your price: $47.50 New - Trade Paper
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Intown Living: A Different American Dream by Ann Breen Publisher Comments After decades of abandonment, cities across North America are experiencing a renaissance. A new generation is seeking greater excitement and diversity than the typical suburban subdivision offers and many people are instead looking to make their homes... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Blueprint for Greening Affordable Housing by Global Green USA Publisher Comments Blueprint for Green Affordable Housing is a guide for housing developers, advocates, public agency staff, and the financial community that offers specific guidance on incorporating green building strategies into the design, construction, and operation... (read more) Your price: $42.50 New - Trade Paper
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Biodiversity Planning and Design: Sustainable Practices by Jack Ahern About the Author Jack Ahern is Professor of landscape architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Elizabeth Leduc received her graduate degree in Planning from UMass Amherst and is currently earning a Law degree from Northeastern University. Mary Lee York... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Essential Ian McHarg: Writings on Design and Nature by Ian McHarg Your price: $32.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Bishop's Palace: Architecture and Authority in Medieval Italy (Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past) by Maureen Miller Your price: $105.50 New - Hardcover 
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Measuring Landscapes: A Planner's Handbook by Andre Leitao Publisher Comments This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Trade Paper
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Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection by Stephen R. Kellert Publisher Comments Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author... (read more) Your price: $86.95 New - Hardcover
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