Author: Timothy Beatley
Publisher: Island Press
Keywords: community, global, home, sustaining, nowhere, native
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2005-01-28
List price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 1559634537
ISBN-13: 9781559634533

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 d

Author: Timothy Beatley
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Keywords: planning, policy, principles, land, ethical
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1994-03-01
List price: $27.00
ISBN-10: 0801846994
ISBN-13: 9780801846991

"That land is a community is the basic concept of ecology", wrote Aldo Leopold in 1933, "but that land is to be loved and respected is an extension of ethics". Since then, every generation has taken up Leopold’s search for a "land ethic" to guide decision-making which would balance economic considerations with concerns for beauty, sustainability and quality-of-life. Should a community preserve or develop the remaining wetlands within its jurisdiction? Should a local government allow low-income housing to be built in an affluent neighbourhood? Does a farmer continue farming despite surrou

Author: Timothy Beatley
Publisher: Island Press
Keywords: calamitous, times, practices, resilience, coastal, planning
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2009-07-10
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 1597265616
ISBN-13: 9781597265614

Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and magnitude of coastal storms around the globe, and the anticipated rise of sea levels will have enormous impact on fragile and vulnerable coastal regions. In the U.S., more than 50% of the population inhabits coastal areas. In Planning for Coastal Resilience, Tim Beatley argues that, in the face of such threats, all future coastal planning and management must reflect a commitment to the concept of resilience. In this timely book, he writes that coastal resilience must become the primary design and planning principle to guide all future d

Authors:Timothy Beatley, Stephen M. Wheeler,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: reader, urban, routledge, series, development, sustainable
Number of Pages: 392
Published: 2004-03-12
List price: $230.00
ISBN-10: 0415311861
ISBN-13: 9780415311861

This book brings together classic readings from a wide variety of sources to investigate how our cities and towns can become more sustainable.

Authors:Stephen M. Wheeler, Timothy Beatley,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: reader, urban, routledge, series, development, sustainable
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2008-10-10
List price: $69.95
ISBN-10: 0415453828
ISBN-13: 9780415453820

’A comprehensive and intellectually rich compendium of the state-of-the-art knowledge on sustainable urban development. The scholarly, judicious choice of topics and contributors, and the sequencing of the readings are admirable. A carefully crafted synthesis of the major themes associated with sustainable urban development.’ – Journal of the American Planning Association ’A spirited and highly useful addition to the literature.’ – Journal of Planning Education and Research Building on the success of its first edition, the second edition of the Sustainable U

Authors:Timothy Beatley, Kristy Manning,
Publisher: Island Press
Keywords: economy, community, environment, planning, place, ecology
Number of Pages: 278
Published: 1997-12-01
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 1559634782
ISBN-13: 9781559634786

Current patterns of land use and development are at once socially, economically, and environmentally destructive. Sprawling low-density development literally devours natural landscapes while breeding a pervasive sense of social isolation and exacerbating a vast array of economic problems. As more and more counties begin to look more and more the same, hope for a different future may seem to be fading. But alternatives do exist.The Ecology of Place, Timothy Beatley and Kristy Manning describe a world in which land is consumed sparingly, cities and towns are vibrant and green, local economies th

Authors:Timothy Beatley, David Brower, Anna K. Schwa,
Publisher: Island Pre
Keywords: management, zone, coastal, introduction
Number of Pages: 285
Published: 2002-04-01
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 1559639156
ISBN-13: 9781559639156

An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management, Second Edition offers a comprehensive overview of coastal planning and management issues for students and professionals in the field. Since publication of the first edition in 1994, population growth and increasing development pressures on our coasts have made the need for forward-looking, creative, and sustainable visions for the future even greater. This completely updated and revised edition includes: significantly updated data and statistics including discussions of population and growth trends, federal and state coastal expenditures, disaster as