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Designing sustainable communities - Learning from Village Homes (2nd Ed.)
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Designing sustainable communities - Learning from Village Homes (2nd Ed.)
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The movement toward creating more sustainable communities has been
growing for decades, and in recent years has gained new prominence
with the increasing visibility of planning approaches such as the
New Urbanism. Yet there are few examples of successful and
time-tested sustainable communities.Village Homes outside of Davis,
California offers one such example. Built between 1975 and 1981 on
60 acres of land, it offers unique features including extensive
common areas and green space; community gardens, orchards, and
vineyards; narrow streets; pedestrian and bike paths; solar homes;
and an innovative ecological drainage system. Authors Judy and
Michael Corbett were intimately involved with the design,
development, and building of Village Homes, and have resided there
since 1977.In "Designing Sustainable Communities," they examine the
history of the sustainable community movement and discuss how
Village Homes fits into the context of that movement. They offer an
inside look at the development of the project from start to finish,
describing how the project came about, obstacles that needed to be
overcome, design approaches they took, problems that were
encountered and how those problems were solved, and changes that
have occurred over the years. In addition, they compare Village
Homes with other communities and developments across the country,
and discuss the future prospects for the continued growth of the
sustainable communities movement.The book offers detailed
information on a holistic approach to designing and building
successful communities. It represents an invaluable guide for
professionals and students involved with planning, architecture,
development, and landscape architecture, and for anyone interested
increating more sustainable communities.
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