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Foreword vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 The Built Environments and Its
Supporting Systems 1
Defi ning the Built Environment 1
Defi ning the Supporting Systems 2
The Two Fundamental Types of Built
Environments 3
The Two Fundamental Types of Supporting
Systems 13
Chapter 2 The Process of Transformation 25
Sustainable Plan-Making 25
The Plan-Making Steps 25
Chapter 3 The Physical Built Environment 59
Sustainable Community Commerce
—Seth Harry 59
Building Sustainable Communities:
The Ecological Toolkit—Michael Mehaffy 68
Bioclimatic Building Design
—Erin Cubbinson 77
ACTION Sheets
A Sustainable Commercial Framework
—Seth Harry 86
Neighborhood Resource Center
—Michael Mehaffy 90
Green Renovation—Gaither Pratt 93
Attainable and Resilient Housing
—Sara Hines 96
Chapter 4 The Regulatory Environment 101
Sustainability Planning and the Law
—Dan Slone 101
Transforming the Built Environment Through
Form-Based Coding—Stephen Coyle 114
ACTION Sheets
Legal Impediments Survey—Dan Slone 129
Transfer of Development Rights
—Rick Pruetz 133
The SmartCode—Sandy Sorlien 137
GHG Emissions Inventory and Forecast
—Daniel Dunigan and Dana Perls 141
Chapter 5 Transportation 145
Sustainable Transportation and Transit
Planning—Strategies for Comprehensive
Regional Transportation Plans and Transit-
Oriented Development
—Sam Zimbabwe 145
An Incremental Approach: Developing a Long-
Term Comprehensive Regional Transportation
Plan—Trent Lethco 159
ACTION Sheets
Transportation for Livable Communities
—Sam Zimbabwe 165
Transit-Oriented Development
—Sam Zimbabwe 168
Spectrum of Change Tool Trent Lethco 171
Parking—When Less Is More
—Norman Garrick and
—Wesley Marshall 176
Green Streetscapes for Local Streets
—Paul Crabtree 180
Multimodal Network and Connectivity
Planning Program—Jim Daisa 185
Chapter 6 Energy 189
The Energy Shift—Jon Roberts 189
ACTION Sheets
Awareness for Communities about the
Environment—Cyane Dandridge 201
Housing Energy Program—Cyane Dandridge
205
Energy Effi ciency and Renewable Energy in
New Building Design
—Jeannie Renne-Malone 209
Chapter 7 Water 213
Stormwater Management—Light Imprint
Development
—Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company 213
Decentralized Wastewater Management
—Eric Lohan with Will Kirksy 227
ACTION Sheets
Regional Watershed Management Planning
—Paul Crabtree 239
Chapter 8 Natural Environment 243
Sustainable Landscaping—John Harris 243
ACTION Sheets
Sustainable Landscaping: Building Green
Assets—Katie O’Reilly Rogers 255
Plant *SF—Jane Martin 260
A Diversifi ed Carbon Sequestration and
Cellulosic Biofuels Program
—Daniel Dunigan 264
Chapter 9 Food Production/Agriculture 269
Sustainable Food Systems—Lynn Peemoeller 269
ACTION Sheets
Urban Orchards—Lynn Peemoeller 284
Urban Agriculture—Raoul Adamchak 287
Urban Edge Agricultural Parks
—Sibella Kraus 291
Chapter 10 Solid Waste 295
Sustainable Materials Management
—Daniel T. Sicular 295
ACTION Sheets
Home Composting—Daniel T. Sicular 309
Commercial and Institutional Recycling:
Targeting the Top Waste Producers
—Daniel T. Sicular 313
GHG Emissions Benefi ts of Recycling and
Organics Management—Jeff Caton 316
Chapter 11 Economics 321
Sustainable Economic Development:
The Longer View
—Dave Leland and Chris Zahas 321
A Sustainable Return on Investment
—John Williams 332
ACTION Sheets
Downtown Revitalization
—Dave Leland and Chris Zahas 342
Chapter 12 Engagement and Education 345
Creating and Managing Sustainability
for a Municipality—Susan J. Daluddung
345
ACTION Sheets
Green Your Ride—Susan J. Daluddung
352
Chapter 13 Public Health 357
Ambient Outdoor Air Quality: Community
Health—Anthony Bernheim 357
A Holistic Public Health Approach
—Karen Mendrala 370
ACTION Sheets
Creating Healthier Communities Through
Policy Change—Karen Shore 380
Appendix 383
Endnotes 391
Contributors 394
Index 398
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