BOOK REVIEW : 50 Experts Outline Ways to Improve Daily Living
“Sustainable Cities: Concepts and Strategies for Eco-City Development” edited by Bob Walter, Lois Arkin and Richard Crenshaw. (Eco-Home Media 1992) $20, 354 pages. Available at some bookstores or by calling (213) 662-5207.
This 354-page book, an outgrowth of the 1991 Los Angeles Ecological Cities Conference, offers a wide range of specific strategies for urban development that its editors believe will improve the quality of city life while accommodating population growth and revamping the way development is done in our cities.
“Sustainable Cities” presents nearly 50 articles by experts who argue that urban development and the environment can coexist in a partnership that will bring better air and water quality, shorter commutes, quieter, more nature-oriented surroundings and less urban stress.
Article topics include “Retrofitting Older Neighborhoods,” “Healthy Building: Low-Toxic Construction,” “Water Harvesting,” “Urban Forests,” “Electric Cars,” “The Co-Op Approach to Neighborhood Development,” “Pedestrian Bill of Rights” and “The Los Angeles EcoVillage” .
Aimed primarily at city officials and planners, architects, builders and environmentalists, this illustrated sourcebook is also valuable for anyone who wants to help improve the quality of day-to-day life in the city.
