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Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change Illustrated Edition, Kindle Edition
To accomplish this Calthorpe synthesizes thirty years of experience, starting with his ground breaking work in sustainable community design in the 1980s following through to his current leadership in transit-oriented design, regional planning, and land use policy. Peter Calthorpe shows us what is possible using real world examples of innovative design strategies and forward-thinking policies that are already changing the way we live.
This provocative and engaging work emerges from Calthorpe’s belief that, just as the last fifty years produced massive changes in our culture, economy and environment, the next fifty will generate changes of an even more profound nature. The book, enhanced by its superb four-color graphics, is a call to action and a road map for moving forward.
- ISBN-13978-1597267212
- EditionIllustrated
- PublisherIsland Press
- Publication dateJune 22, 2012
- LanguageEnglish
- File size4395 KB
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"Calthorpe points out that urbanism is often left off the list of climate solutions, but in order to confront global warming, we have to look beyond clean tech and examine where we live and how we design our communities. This book offers a blueprint for transforming our cities and towns into low-carbon centers of vibrant public life." -- Frances Beinecke ― President, Natural Resources Defense Council
"Encompassing urban design, planning philosophy and political policy, Calthorpe, an architect based in Berkeley, California, presents this discussion of urban planning as an integrated solution to emerging global sustainability imperatives. The work provides examples of policy changes and design evolution that could dramatically impact environmental conditions over the next forty years and includes a selection of artfully designed, full color info-graphic plates illuminating key policy and development points. This volume will be of interest to architects and urban planners and its artistic design and broad range make it appealing to general readers with an interest in environmental policy and activism." ― Reference & Research Book News
"Peter Calthorpe provides a distinctive framework in which effective design can channel future development to grow a dynamic, healthy, and low-carbon society. Yet again, Peter adds a critical dimension for moving us forward intelligently." -- Edward Mazria ― Founder, Architecture 2050
"Calthorpe's book lays out, with convincing specificity, the cost of continuing along the path of sprawl development — in land consumption, water consumption, energy consumption, and sheer dollars spent. He also shows how much all those costs could be reduced by the implementation of what he calls "green urbanism" — simple urbanist design principles teamed with green technology and renewable energy." ― Grist
"I found this a fascinating book which makes a powerful argument for an appropriate—and therapeutic—wider context for low-energy buildings." ― Building Design
"The argument...is clear and convincing. ...it is an important work with a critical, timely message. It does not provide easy answers, but it describes viable possibilities and accordingly deserves a wide audience."
― CHOICE
"…Succeeds at challenging our assumptions about the relation between individual cities and the larger world in which we live….In today's acrimonious political culture, where scientists who warn of climate change are dismissed as dupes of Al Gore, these two books might find readers among only like-minded city lovers; neither is vibrant enough to intrigue the skeptic. Still, it's important to add them to the debate…" ― The San Francisco Chronicle
"...the book is a strong consolidation of facts and figures to connect planners, environmentalists, and social change-makers. It clearly articulates a theory, action plan, and historical data to bring a vision to life."
― Global Site Plans
"Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change is a thoughtful and enlightening read, enthusiastically recommended." ― Midwest Book Review
"I believe Peter Calthorpe to be the pre-eminent urban planner of our time. Herein is the first unobstructed view of a realistic, non-utopian urban society that can systemically address climate, economics, quality of life and the coming transition. The thesis of the book needs to be understood by all: the greatest and most innovative source of renewable energy rests within urban design, not solar panels or wind turbines. Peter's resonant vision creates a straight path to a workable, humane future." -- Paul Hawken ― author of Blessed Unrest
"In Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, Peter Calthorpe makes a concise and thorough case for urbanism as an essential part of any strategy to combat global climate change and resource depletion…the book shows what's wrong with the nonurbanist design that has prevailed for the past half-century and offers solutions for fixing it at a number of different scales." ― Planning
"Calthorpe offers a double win. Making cities better for the atmosphere and climate also makes them more enjoyable and productive for humans to live in. The ideas have been proved; now they need to be applied at a climate-stabilizing scale." -- Stewart Brand ― author of Whole Earth Discipline
"...the book is a strong consolidation of facts and figures to connect planners, environmentalists, and social change-makers. It clearly articulates a theory, action plan, and historical data to bring a vision to life."
― Global Site Plans
"This book could prove to be the most important book of the year regarding the built environment, the most important book of the year in the environmental movement, and the most important real estate business book as well-quite a hat trick." ― Urban Land
"This insightful book represents an important platform for thought and design as we intentionally seek to be less destructive as a species and we begin to dream what it might be like to go forward in a way that honors the place of humans in the larger natural world." -- William McDonough ― McDonough+Partners, author of Cradle to Cradle
"The argument...is clear and convincing. ...it is an important work with a critical, timely message. It does not provide easy answers, but it describes viable possibilities and accordingly deserves a wide audience."
― CHOICE
"Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change should be the basis for any energy policy or climate change discussion. The stakes are high. After all, we'll either succeed at this or die trying (or die sooner not trying). But Mr. Calthorpe's vision is actually quite sunny and entirely achievable if we think it through and move forward." ― Joe Urban blog
About the Author
Peter Calthorpe is the co-founder of Calthorpe Associates Inc. and the Congress for New Urbanism, focused on advocacy and major projects in urban, new town, and suburban settings in the United States and abroad.
Calthorpe was named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. He has had a long and honored career in urban planning and architecture, to develop an environmental approach to community development and urban design.
His published work includes technical papers, articles for popular magazines, and a number of books, including Sustainable Communities, the Pedestrian Pocket Book, and The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community, and the American Dream.
Calthorpe has lectured extensively throughout the United States and the world and has received numerous honors, including two Progressive Architecture Citations, a National AIA Design Award, and two National Endowment for the Arts Grants. He was selected to represent the United States in an exchange with Russia on city and regional planning issues, and was appointed to the President's Council For Sustainable Development.
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- ASIN : B0053116JA
- Publisher : Island Press; Illustrated edition (June 22, 2012)
- Publication date : June 22, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 4395 KB
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- Enhanced typesetting : Not Enabled
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- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Print length : 152 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,884,558 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #289 in Urban & Land Use Planning (Kindle Store)
- #388 in Urban Planning & Development
- #453 in Sustainable Development Economics
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Customers find the book engaging and informative. They appreciate its concise and precise presentation of sustainable issues and how it connects specialties from environmentalism to urban planning in a quest to create cities that are sustainable economically, socially, and environmentally. The approach can effectively curb greenhouse gas emissions to a significant level.
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- Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2011Calthorpe's book is an engaging read that makes a compelling case for urbanism as a connecting concept that can unite specialties from environmentalism to urban planning in the quest to create cities that are sustainable economically, socially, and environmentally. He lays out clear choices and consequences. He also provides ammunition for those who need to make these arguments without using the phrase "climate change."
The book could use a few more photographs or illustrations in its center section. Calthorpe describes various "place types" and it would be clearer if there were visuals to accompany the text. This was the only part of the book that dragged a bit. The data visuals in the front and back of the book are stunning so it is not a lack of resources or imagination.
As with any true believer, Calthorpe occasionally comes under the spell of his own utopian vision. The challenges to achieving the urban future Calthorpe envisions are immense but the conceptual framework he lays out will be helpful for viewing any number of decisions from lot size restrictions to transit investments. As I read, I wanted to move to a place that Calthorpe designed. Thinking of how to make my city more like his urbanist ideal brought back the reality of dealing with multiple agencies, jurisdictions, and interests. The journey is not easy though Calthorpe makes a strong case that it is one we must make.
If you are at all interested in issues of our urban future, this book is a worthy addition to your collection.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018This book is concise and precise giving a very good idea of sustainable issues we currently face in our Urban fabrics, as a result of the post-WWII urban sprawl, that is undermining our lives. Besides the examples on how new urbanism approach, per se, can effectively curb greenhouse gas emissions to a significant level, it goes beyond those strategies through linking to other important aspects of our quality of life, health and even happiness. Great book, expected from Peter Calthorpe.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2015Really enjoyed!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012I bought this for a class I was taking. Its a very good book and I enjoyed it a lot. The content is about the same as other books but the thing that sets it apart from others is its images, charts and diagrams. Would recommend this to any architecture student, landscape student and urban planners.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2019it was a great surprise and very well liked
- Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2015Good overview of the problem with urbanism - sadly, no one has a solution - Naomi Klein comes closest, but as Liz Kolbert has put it - "wer're just too selfish" to do what is necessary to save future generations
- Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016great