Urbanism for a Difficult Future: Practical Responses to the Climate Crisis

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Urbanism for a Difficult Future: Practical Responses to the Climate Crisis is a much-needed guide to launching the next generation of land use planning and urbanism that will enable us to adapt to and survive the consequences of climate change. The book offers strong, straightforward measures for creating a landscape of resilience via pockets of self-sufficiencies. It demonstrates how to secure systems that sustain life (energy, water, food, waste, and production of essential goods) as well as political and social protocols enabling agile decision-making in managing these systems effectively at local levels. It also provides the design principles for creating a built environment that will enable the kind of localization we need for adaptation. The book explores how it is possible to create a life that does not depend on large-scale regional sustenance systems which are likely to be disrupted or fail. This book uncovers how to enable people to be creative, productive, and supportive at local levels, so that we can achieve strong and diverse local economies that can sustain life. It will appeal to students, planners, and policy makers working in environmental studies, environmental engineering, urban and regional planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and urbanism. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments 1 The Approach 2 Why Adaptation? Global Warming Effects A Fuller Picture Waiting for a Miracle 3 The Adaptation Village: A Development Model Self-Sufficiency Within the Walking Shed Size and Density Locations Overview of the Adaptation Village Neighborhoods Compounds Blocks Quadrants Village Center Business Row Support Districts The Circulation Network 4 Enabling Relocation Why Plan for Relocation? The New Generation of Planning and Design Start with Mapping Commitment to Adaptation Policies Basic Attributes and Strategies Productive Ownership Preferential Tax for Business Tax Deduction for Rent Subsidies for Localized Infrastructure 5 Localizing Sustenance Systems General Strategies Technology Energy Water Food Waste Production of Essential Goods 6 Social Organization and Governance Subsidiarity Governance at Compound Level Governance at Block Level Governance at Quadrant and Walking Shed Levels Sharing, Giving, and Enjoyment 7 Design Principles Nesting Transect Succession Gathering Secure Place Climate-Conscious Design 8 Life in the 21st Century Working from Home Podding Contact Tracing 9 Conclusion Afterword Appendix A: Tools for Coding Code enforcement, Management, and Monitoring Densities and Uses Neighborhoods Village Center Support Districts Form Neighborhoods Village Center Support Districts Appendix B: Essential Terms and Concepts for Adaptation Urbanism Appropriate Technology Authenticity Calibration Climacteric Comfort Zone Compound Defensible Space Ecology Enjoyment Gift Economy Giving Loose Space Nesting Permaculture Sharing Succession Third Place Transition Bibliography Index