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xxv, 438 pages : Color illustrations ; plans ; maps ; 28 cm. "With more than half of the world's population now living in urbanized areas and the threats of climate change and resource depletion becoming tangible, Sustainable Urban Design is quickly becoming a critical field. The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook gathers the best sustainability practices and latest research from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, development, ecology and environmental engineering and presents them in a graphically rich and easy to access format that is a resource for urban design projects of all scales. The book presents a comprehensive Sustainable Urban Design Framework that organizes the many elements of urban design in relation to four main resource targets: Transportation Based Energy Use, Water, Ecology and Habitat, and Non-Transportation Based Energy Use and Production and four key scales: Regional, Neighborhood/District, Street/Block, and Project/Parcel. The framework allows designers and planners to see the range of elements they should address in any given scale project as well as the related elements that exist at other scales. Each element is broken out in its own section that describes the element and its importance, compares typical practices and recommended approaches, explains the connection to other elements, and ends with a list of 'Rules of Thumb' that can be used to directly guide project work. Easy to use and reference, The Sustainable Urban Design Handbook provides both an in depth introduction to topics across sustainable urban design and serves as an on-going desktop reference for anyone involved in the creation of sustainable urban environments"-- INTRODUCTION : ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix -- A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORS xi -- INTRODUCTION xiii -- KEY SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN OUTCOMES xix -- HOW TO USE THIS BOOK xxi -- SUSTAINABLE URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK xxiv -- ENERGY USE & GREENHOUSE GAS : 1.0 Introduction 1 -- REGION & CITY : 1.10 Compact Development (for Density & Proximity) 7 -- 1.11 Robust Transit Networks 19 -- 1.12 Robust Bicycle Networks 29 -- 1.13 Balanced Vehicular Networks 39 -- 1.14 Regional Land Use Mix 49 -- DISTRICT & NEIGHBORHOOD : 1.20 Overview: Robust Pedestrian Networks 57 -- 1.201 Small & Defined Blocks 61 -- 1.202 Street Network Connectivity 67 -- 1.21 High Density Zoning & Platting 73 -- 1.22 District Scale Parking Management & Design 81 -- 1.23 High District Land Use Mix 91 -- BLOCK & STREET : 1.30 Overview: Multimodal Street Design 99 -- 1.301 Pedestrian Friendly Streets 103 -- 1.302 Bicycle Friendly Streets 115 -- 1.303 Transit Friendly Streets 123 -- 1.304 Limiting Motor Vehicle Impact Dense & Street Activating Buildings 133 -- 1.31 Dense & Street Activating Buildings 147 -- 1.32 Site Scale Parking Design 157 -- PROJECT & PARCEL : 1.40 Active Street Edges 165 -- 1.41 High Internal Connectivity 171 -- 1.31 Dense & Street Activating Buildings 147 -- 1.32 Site-Scale Parking Design 157 -- WATER : 2.0 Introduction 177 -- REGION & CITY: 2.10 Compact Development (for Limited Impact on Natural Systems) 7 -- 2.11 Avoid Flood Prone Areas 183 -- DISTRICT & NEIGHBORHOOD : 2.20 Robust Stormwater Networks 189 -- 2.21 Daylight & Restore Waterways 195 -- BLOCK & STREET: 2.30 High Surface Permeability 203 -- 2.31 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 2.32 Green Stormwater Infrastructure 225 -- PROJECT & PARCEL: 2.40 Rainwater Capture & Re use 235 -- 2.30 High Surface Permeability 203 -- 2.31 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 2.32 Green Stormwater Infrastructure 225 -- ECOLOGY & HABITAT : 3.0 Introduction -- REGION & CITY : 3.10 Compact Development (for Limited Impact on Natural Systems) 7 -- 3.11 Avoid Ecologically Sensitive Areas 249 -- 3.12 Robust Ecological Networks 255 -- DISTRICT & NEIGHBORHOOD : 3.20 Ecological Corridors & Patches 263 -- 3.21 Daylight & Restore Waterways 195 -- 3.11 Avoid Ecologically Sensitive Areas 249 -- BLOCK & STREET : 3.30 High Surface Permeability 203 -- 3.31 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 3.32 Overview: Microhabitat Creation 271 -- 3.321 High Vertical Complexity 275 -- 3.322 Native Vegetation 281 -- 3.33 Wildlife Crossings 289 -- 3.34 Robust Ecological Area Buffers 297 -- 3.35 Limited Light Pollution 307 -- PROJECT & PARCEL : 3.30 High Surface Permeability 203 -- 3.31 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 3.32 Overview: Microhabitat Creation 271 -- 3.321 High Vertical Complexity 275 -- 3.322 Native Vegetation 281 -- 3.33 Wildlife Crossings 289 -- 3.34 Robust Ecological Area Buffers 297 -- 3.35 Limited Light Pollution 307 -- ENERGY USE & PRODUCTION : 4.0 Introduction 313 -- REGION & CITY: 4.10 Compact Development (for Limited Embodied Energy in Infrastructure) 7 -- DISTRICT & NEIGHBORHOOD : 4.20 Street & Block Orientation 319 -- 4.21 High Density Zoning & Platting 73 -- BLOCK & STREET : 4.30 Dense & Energy Efficient Building Types 327 -- 4.31 Overview: Urban Microclimates 335 -- 4.311 Cool & Green Surfaces 339 -- 4.312 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 4.313 Street Height to Width Ratio 345 -- PROJECT & PARCEL : 4.40 Infill Development 351 -- 4.30 Dense & Energy Efficient Building Types 327 -- EQUITY & HEALTH : 5.0 Introduction 359 -- Maximize Accessibility & Safety 367 -- REGION & CITY : 5.10 Compact Development (for Proximity, Access & Reduced -- Infrastructure Costs) 7 -- 5.11 Equitable Distribution of Uses & Services 371 -- DISTRICT & NEIGHBORHOOD : 5.20 Small & Defined Blocks 61 -- 5.21 High Density Zoning & Platting 73 -- 5.22 Limited Location of Point Source Pollution 379 -- 5.23 Mix of Housing Unit Types 385 -- 5.11 Equitable Distribution of Uses & Services 371 -- BLOCK & STREET : 5.30 Active & Attractive Open Space 391 -- 5.31 Robust Urban Forest 211 -- 5.32 Affordable Housing Strategies 399 -- 5.33 Site Design for Community Safety & Inclusion 409 -- 5.23 Mix of Housing Unit Types 385 -- PROJECT & PARCEL : 5.40 Infill Development 351 -- 5.23 Mix of Housing Unit Types 385 -- 5.30 Active & Attractive Open Space 390 -- 5.32 Affordable Housing Strategies 399 -- 5.31 Site Design for Community Safety & Inclusion 409 -- GLOSSARY 418 -- INDEX 433 -- ABOUT The AUTHORS 438 -- Nico Larco, Kaarin Knudson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Municipal engineering Handbooks, manuals, etc City planning Handbooks, manuals, etc Sustainable urban development Handbooks, manuals, etc ARCHITECTURE / Landscape ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning TD160 L37 2023 712/.2 9781138945678 9781138945692 pucpr 231030 20260615130559.0 eng