What Will The Sustainable Community Look Like In The Future?
31 July 2008 - 9:28am
| Author: Paul Shigley
Today more than ever planners are recommending— and being urged to recommend —“sustainable” development practices. But what makes a development truly sustainable remains an open question, as there is uncertainty over what the sustainable community may look like as little as one generation in the future.
In interviews that CP&DR recently conducted with planners, academics, developers and advocates, a rough consensus of sustainable development began to emerge: The sustainable community will be compact, have numerous transportation options besides the car, and be far more energy-efficient than today’s neighborhoods and cities.
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In interviews that CP&DR recently conducted with planners, academics, developers and advocates, a rough consensus of sustainable development began to emerge: The sustainable community will be compact, have numerous transportation options besides the car, and be far more energy-efficient than today’s neighborhoods and cities.
Price: $2.95