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This book is a well-done and detailed guide on how to make new communities pedestrian-friendly while reducing energy consumption- in other words, a combination of new urbanism and environmentalism. What makes this book unusual is that Farr sets out quantitative criteria that architects and planners can use in creating and evaluating projects.
The downside of this high level of detail is that the book is sufficiently technical that (unlike, say, Andres Duany's Suburban Nation) it is not for the c This book is a well-done and detailed guide on how to make new communities pedestrian-friendly while reducing energy consumption- in other words, a combination of new urbanism and environmentalism. What makes this book unusual is that Farr sets out quantitative criteria that architects and planners can use in creating and evaluating projects. The downside of this high level of detail is that the book is sufficiently technical that (unlike, say, Andres Duany's Suburban Nation) it is not for the casual reader; much of Farr's analysis will be over the head of even a fairly educated layperson. I do think the first few chapters (which focus on why urbanism and environmentalism are important) could have used some pruning.
Although one list of talking points suggests that 'emphasizing the positive may attract more people than gloom and doom', Farr occasionally lapses into the kind of alarmist rhetoric that may be inspiring to the most committed environmentalists, but may be offputting to other readers. If you want to see an urban future that is sustainable, healthier, and socially conscious, read this book. Farr highlights the wonderful designs and ideas that are currently being developed to show how communities could be revitalized, carbon-neutral, respectful of natural habitats, energy-independent, flood-free, and job-creating. Bravo to Farr for compiling a handbook that outlines how developed nations can cut consumption and ameliorate climate change while improving public health and happine If you want to see an urban future that is sustainable, healthier, and socially conscious, read this book. Farr highlights the wonderful designs and ideas that are currently being developed to show how communities could be revitalized, carbon-neutral, respectful of natural habitats, energy-independent, flood-free, and job-creating.
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