Synopses & Reviews
Review
"The first time through we came like a plague of locusts. Tim Beatley thinks we can do better, building great communities and prosperous economies. This is the second American Revolution!"
Review
"In
Native to Nowhere, Tim Beatley offers a cornucopia of proven strategies to achieve more livable and ecological cities, expanding on his earlier landmark book,
Green Urbanism. Beatley is becoming the high priest of sustainable urban design."
About the Author
TIMOTHY BEATLEY is Teresa Heinz professor of Sustainable Communities at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. His books include An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management (Island Press, 1994; 2nd ed., 2002), The Ecology of Place (Island Press, 1997), and Green Urbanism (Island Press, 2000).
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Sustaining Place in the Global Age
Chapter 2. Place Basics: Concepts, Research, Literature
Chapter 3. Place Strengthening through History and Heritage
Chapter 4. Tackling Sprawl: Community Design, Sustainability, and Place
Chapter 5. Nature and Place: The Role of Natural Environments in Strengthening Commitment to Place
Chapter 6. Pedestrian Places
Chapter 7. Place Building through Art and Celebration
Chapter 8. Learning by Design: Communities That Teach
Chapter 9. Strengthening Place through Sharing Institutions
Chapter 10. Multigenerational Communities: Places that Sustain and Cherish Children, Families, and the Elderly
Chapter 11. Energy and Sustainable Place Making
Chapter 12. The New Politics of Place
Chapter 13. Renewing Our Place Commitments
References
Index