Sustainable Nation : Urban Design Patterns for the Future.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Our Default World -- Chapter 1: Where We Are -- Civilization Timeline -- Global Threats -- National Threats -- Global Barriers -- National Barriers -- Global Progress -- National Progress -- Chapter 2: Case Studies: The Future Ahead of Schedule -- Part Two: Our Preferred Future -- Chapter 3: Where We Want to Go -- A World Advancing Together -- India -- China -- Nigeria -- United States -- Part Three: Theory of Change -- Chapter 4: Igniting Community -- Making "More Perfect" Communities -- Are We There Yet? -- Chapter 5: Time -- An Urgent Pivot that Falls on Our Watch -- Mature Changelines -- Emergent Changelines -- Changeline Conclusions -- Chapter 6: Acceleration Strategies -- How We Can Attain Our Preferred Future in Four Generations -- How We Perceive Change -- How Markets Influence Change -- Campaigns -- Communities and Networks of Practice -- Pilgrimage Sites -- Professional Ethics and Liability -- Part Four: The Practice of Change -- Why patterns? -- Chapter 7: Collective Effervescence -- Community Organizing -- Participatory Art -- Anchor Houses -- Spaces Into Places -- Artist Venues -- Local Burning Man -- Food Culture -- Edible Landscaping -- Chapter 8: Self-Governing Neighborhoods -- Neighborhood Dreams -- Checkups -- Charrettes -- Tactical Urbanism -- Street Fight -- Business Improvement Districts -- Just Neighborhoods -- Data Infrastructure -- Unfolding Governance -- Chapter 9: A Theater of Life -- Everyday Neighborhoods -- Third Places -- Microunits -- Diverse Dwellings -- Diverse Buildings -- One Style -- Chapter 10: Vibrant Density -- Optimal City Height -- Lovable Buildings -- Unembedded Parking -- Redevelopment-Ready Parking -- Higher-Density Housing -- Missing Middle Housing -- Hidden Density -- Coach Houses.

Incremental Developers -- Chapter 11: Mobility in Walkable Places -- Bikesharing -- Carsharing -- Residential Vehicle Trips -- Nonresidential Vehicle Trips -- Induced Demand -- Temporary Urban Highways -- Urban Highway Removal -- Chapter 12: Neighborhood Economy -- Local Housing For All -- Walk-to Jobs -- Entrepreneurial Retail -- Walk-to Retail -- Delight Pedestrians -- Zero Waste -- Chapter 13: Urban Waters -- Blue Infrastructure -- Beautiful Engineering -- Delight the Senses -- Stormwater Transfer -- Nonpotable Water -- Wastewater Treatment -- Clean Waters -- Resource Recovery -- Heat Recapture -- Chapter 14: Stranded Carbon -- Net-Zero Energy Ready -- Goldilocks Glazing -- Optimal Orientation -- PHIUS+ Versus Passivhaus -- District Systems -- Behavior &amp -- Data -- Chapter 15: The New Health, Safety, and Welfare -- Active Living -- Local Wellness -- 20 MPH Streets -- Walk-to Parks -- Landscape Reuse -- Open Stairs -- Megatalls. NOT! -- Dark Skies -- Night Lighting -- Beautiful Lighting -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Index -- EULA.

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