Sustainable Communities: Skills and Learning for Place Making
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture
| Author: | Robert Rogerson, Sue Sadler, Anne Green, Cecilia Wong | ISBN: | 9781907396502 |
| Publisher: | University Of Hertfordshire Press | Publication: | June 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University Of Hertfordshire Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Robert Rogerson, Sue Sadler, Anne Green, Cecilia Wong |
| ISBN: | 9781907396502 |
| Publisher: | University Of Hertfordshire Press |
| Publication: | June 1, 2011 |
| Imprint: | University Of Hertfordshire Press |
| Language: | English |
Drawing upon interdisciplinary research conducted across various universities within the United Kingdom, this book offers insights into how local initiatives can enhance sustainable development and engage people in creating better places in which to live. Demonstrating how to embed sustainability in all levels of education, this account contains imaginative, practical, and accessible ways in which communities and built-environment professionals are working towards a more sustainable future. Themes such as sustainable development, community coherence, conflict resolution, planning, and environmental management will interest those in a variety of fields, including architecture, urban design, and geography.
Drawing upon interdisciplinary research conducted across various universities within the United Kingdom, this book offers insights into how local initiatives can enhance sustainable development and engage people in creating better places in which to live. Demonstrating how to embed sustainability in all levels of education, this account contains imaginative, practical, and accessible ways in which communities and built-environment professionals are working towards a more sustainable future. Themes such as sustainable development, community coherence, conflict resolution, planning, and environmental management will interest those in a variety of fields, including architecture, urban design, and geography.
