Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods - Lessons From Low-Carbon Communities

How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both liveable and sustainable? This title provides an evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighbourhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied.

About the author

Harrison S. Fraker is Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, and former Dean of the School of Architecture, at the University of California, Berkeley.

Summary

How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both liveable and sustainable? This title provides an evaluation of four first generation low-carbon neighbourhoods in Europe, and shows how those lessons can be applied.

Product details

• Authors: Harrison Fraker
• Publisher: Island Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.11.2013
• EAN: 9781610914079
• ISBN: 978-1-61091-407-9
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works