TY - BOOK AU - Coyle,Stephen TI - Sustainable and Resilient Communities: a comprehensive action plan for towns, cities, and regions. SN - 9780470536476 AV - HT166 S9125 2011 U1 - 307.1/2 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New Jersey PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc. KW - City planning KW - Environmental aspects KW - Local KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable urban development KW - Community development, Urban KW - Regional planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword vii -- Acknowledgments ix -- Introduction xi -- Chapter 1: The Built Environments and its Supporting Systems: Defining the Built Environment 1 -- Defining the Supporting Systems 2 -- The Two Fundamental Types pf 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 Pruets 133 -- The SmartCode Sandy Sorlein 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 Dandrige 205 -- Energy Efficiency 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 and Will Kirsky 227 -- Action Sheets: Regional Watershed Management Planning Paul Crabtree 239 -- Chapter 8: Natural Environment 243 -- Sustainable Landscaping: Building Green Assets Katie O’Reilly Rogers 255 -- Plant SF Jane Martin 260 -- A Diversified 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 Agriculture 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 Benefits 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 a Managing Sustainability for a Municipality Susan J Daluddung 345 -- Action Sheets: Green Your Ride Susan J Daluddung 352 -- Chapter 13: Public Health -- Ambient Outdoor Air Quality: Community Health Anthony Bernhein 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 -- N2 - "The ultimate step-by-step action plan guidebook for making communities resilient, resourceful, and healthy Many of today's communities face an unprecedented struggle to adapt and maintain their environmental, economic, and social well being in an era beleaguered by fiscal constraints, uncertainty about energy prices and supplies, rapid demographic shifts, and accelerated climate impacts. This step by step guidebook for urban planners and urban designers explains how to create and implement an actionable plan for making neighborhoods, communities, and regions more environmentally healthy, resource conserving, and economically resilient. The book includes a range of targeted case studies, from New Orleans and South Carolina to Arizona and California, illustrating geographically diverse approaches for urban contexts large and small'' -- ER -