Research Catalog

Title

Living green : communities that sustain / Jennifer Fosket & Laura Mamo.

Author

Fosket, Jennifer

Publication

Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers, 2009.

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Details

Additional Authors

Mamo, Laura, 1969-

Description

x, 197 p. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.

Summary

Examines the relationship between people and built communities and showcases the social side of living green. The cases in this book look at places like Dockside, a planned green community on the Canadian West Coast, two cohousing communities in Washington, DC, and ecovillage in Los Angeles, and other communities across the US and Canada.

Subject

• Sustainable development > Social aspects > Canada
• Sustainable development > Social aspects > United States
• Sustainable development > Citizen participation > Case studies
• Community development > Canada > Case studies
• Community development > United States > Case studies
• Green movement
• Urban ecology (Sociology)
• Développement durable > Aspect social > Canada
• Développement durable > Aspect social > États-Unis
• Développement durable > Participation des citoyens > Cas, Études de
• Développement communautaire > Canada > Cas, Études de
• Développement communautaire > États-Unis > Cas, Études de
• Écologisme
• Écologie urbaine

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index.

Contents

Living green : an Introduction -- Back to the land -- Living green through cohousing -- An alternative for Los Angeles -- Greening grey -- Greening affordable housing -- A love affair : the Cazadero Nature and Art Conservancy -- Mainstream green -- Lessons learned : the ten Cs of social sustainability.

ISBN

• 9780865716476
• 0865716471

LCCN

• 2009424597
• 99940024402

OCLC

• ocn319486919
• 319486919
• SCSB-5553057

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries