Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to "sustainable urbanism"—the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.

Providing a historic...

Explores the way changing ideas about the environment and sustainability have changed the way our towns and cities are designed, and will do so in the future.

This book explores the unique ecosystems that are essentially made by humans and the importance of these areas in maintaining the food and water supplies that support humanity and basic social, economic, and industrial processes.

A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.

Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in annual increments of continental crust, a

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Examines the rise of cities and how they are changing. Explores ways to solve four problems associated with cities, and includes activities to test solutions. Features full-color illustrations and diagrams, fact boxes, and a glossary of terms.

This book for middle schoolers examines the newest technologies and strategies for sustainable living. Worldwide examples, charts and graphs, and first person perspectives provide a multisource approach to the hows and whys of creating sustainable cities.

"An estimated 70 million feral cats live in the United States alone--decimating bird populations and threatening public health. This . . . book investigates the growing populations of . . . abandoned pets, now wild and producing feral offspring, and introduced animals that live in urban and urban fringe areas. An examination reveals the impact these animals are having on resources, space, and native species. Additional content focuses on the charities...

Focuses on, green cities, and offers a variety of perspectives, eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.

With its traditional peak-roofed huts nestled along the Cliff of Bandiagara, the Dogon people's homeland looks idyllic, like something from a child's storybook. But the Dogons are facing real-world problems. Fear of al Qaeda keeps tourists away, the younger generation is bored and restless, and precious artifacts are disappearing, though UNESCO has made this part of Mali a World Heritage Site. This extraordinary program immerses viewers in Dogon village...