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Native to Nowhere : Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age by Timothy Beatley (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101559634537
ISBN-139781559634533
eBay Product ID (ePID)30221243
Product Key Features
Number of Pages375 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNative to Nowhere : Sustaining Home and Community in a Global Age
SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Globalization, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Ecology
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorTimothy Beatley
Subject AreaNature, Political Science, Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2004-012080
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal307
Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Sustaining Place in the Global AgeChapter 2. Place Basics: Concepts, Research, LiteratureChapter 3. Place Strengthening through History and HeritageChapter 4. Tackling Sprawl: Community Design, Sustainability, and PlaceChapter 5. Nature and Place: The Role of Natural Environments in Strengthening Commitment to PlaceChapter 6. Pedestrian PlacesChapter 7. Place Building through Art and CelebrationChapter 8. Learning by Design: Communities That TeachChapter 9. Strengthening Place through Sharing InstitutionsChapter 10. Multigenerational Communities: Places that Sustain and Cherish Children, Families, and the ElderlyChapter 11. Energy and Sustainable Place MakingChapter 12. The New Politics of PlaceChapter 13. Renewing Our Place Commitments ReferencesIndex
SynopsisMeaningful places offer a vital counterbalance to the forces of globalization and sameness that are overtaking our world, and are an essential element in the search for solutions to current sustainability challenges. In Native to Nowhere, author Tim Beatley draws on extensive research and travel to communities across North America and Europe to ......, Meaningful places offer a vital counterbalance to the forces of globalization and sameness that are overtaking our world, and are an essential element in the search for solutions to current sustainability challenges. In Native to Nowhere, author Tim Beatley draws on extensive research and travel to communities across North America and Europe to offer a practical examination of the concepts of place and place-building in contemporary life. Tim Beatley reviews the many current challenges to place, considers trends and factors that have undermined place and place commitments, and discusses in detail a number of innovative ideas and compelling visions for strengthening place. Native to Nowhere brings together a wide range of new ideas and insights about sustainability and community, and introduces readers to a host of innovative projects and initiatives. Native to Nowhere is a compelling source of information and ideas for anyone seeking to resist place homogenization and build upon the unique qualities of their local environment and community., Meaningful places offer a vital counterbalance to the forces of globalization and sameness that are overtaking our world, and are an essential element in the search for solutions to current sustainability challenges. In Native to Nowhere, author Tim Beatley draws on extensive research and travel to communities across North America and Europe to offer a practical examination of the concepts of place and place-building in contemporary life. He reviews the many current challenges to place, considers trends and factors that have undermined place commitments, and discusses in detail a number of innovative ideas and compelling visions for strengthening place. Native to Nowhere brings together a wide range of new ideas and insights about sustainability and community, and introduces readers to a host of innovative projects and initiatives. It is a compelling source of information and ideas for anyone seeking to resist place homogenization and build upon the unique qualities of their local environment and community., Meaningful places offer a vital counterbalance to the forces of globalization and sameness that are overtaking our world, and are an essential element in the search for solutions to current sustainability challenges. In Native to Nowhere , author Tim Beatley draws on extensive research and travel to communities across North America and Europe to offer a practical examination of the concepts of place and place-building in contemporary life. Tim Beatley reviews the many current challenges to place, considers trends and factors that have undermined place and place commitments, and discusses in detail a number of innovative ideas and compelling visions for strengthening place. Native to Nowhere brings together a wide range of new ideas and insights about sustainability and community, and introduces readers to a host of innovative projects and initiatives. Native to Nowhere is a compelling source of information and ideas for anyone seeking to resist place homogenization and build upon the unique qualities of their local environment and community.
LC Classification NumberHN49.C6
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