a vision of contraction for the non-distant future Correa, Jaime. creator text bibliography ncu 2008 First paperback edition monographic eng

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100 p. col. ill. ; 19 cm. Self Sufficient Urbanism is the most comprehensive town design mitigation plan available in today's transitional market. It encourages the creation of sustainable urban villages and rural settlements where almost everything needed for our daily living is found, produced, created, used, re used and recycled at walking distance from an identifiable center and in closed economic loops. Self sufficient Urbanism focuses on the ''re localization'' of resources, and on the advocacy and development of technologies attempting to eliminate our existence fossil fuel dependency and reduce our current rate of carbon emissions. This introductory pamphet reviews the existing universal predicament and offers a positive solution of contraction, simplicity and human dignity -- 13 Introduction: The Future Is Now -- 17 Current Predicament -- 27 Peak Oil and Self Sufficiency -- 33 The Nature of Self Sufficient Urbanism -- 39 Territorial Scale and Population -- 43 Land Uses -- 45 Civic Spaces and Market Nodes -- 49 Urban Fabric and Road Network -- 51 Transportation -- 53 Buildings -- 57 Support Facilities -- 59 Urban Landscape and Food Production -- 67 Water and Irrigation Management -- 73 Passive Energy Generation -- 77 Waste Management -- 79 Conclusion: Moral Choice or Cruel Fate -- 83 Appendix : Self Sufficient Communities -- 87 List of Refences -- 93 Acknowledgements -- 97 About The Author -- Jaime Correa. Includes references (p. 87-91) City planning Sustainable urban development Land use 9780557019403 0557019400 pucpr 081126 20250723141359.0 eng