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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Chiras, Daniel D. Superbia! Gabriola, B.C. : New Society Publishers, 2003 (OCoLC)607011602 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Daniel D Chiras; David Wann |
| ISBN: | 0865714908 9780865714908 |
| OCLC Number: | 53821813 |
| Notes: | "A book for Wiser Living from Mother Earth News"--Cover. |
| Description: | x, 229 p. : ill. ; 21 x 23 cm. |
| Contents: | The Changing Face of Suburbia -- Reinventing Our Neighborhoods for Health, Profit, and Community -- Imagining a Sustainable Neighborhood -- How to Remodel a Neighborhood -- Germination: First Steps -- Leafing Out: Bolder Ideas -- Your Neighborhood Blossoms: Boldest Steps -- Suburban Revitalization I: Can This Dream Become a Reality? -- Suburban Revitalization II: Making Bold Dreams Come True -- Taking Care in the Neighborhood. |
| Other Titles: | 31 ways to create sustainable neighborhoods Thirty-one ways to create sustainable neighborhoods |
| Responsibility: | Dan Chiras & Dave Wann. |
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Abstract:
"Superbia! is a book of fun and practical ideas for creating more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. The authors first trace the history of the suburbs, showing how they fail to meet many peoples' needs. They then describe how existing urban and suburban neighborhoods can be transformed using the authors' 31 steps that range from easiest to boldest."--BOOK JACKET.
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