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Good design is a low priority for houses that are manufactured in a factory, but some architects and developers are trying to change the industry. READ MORE

Sustainable and Resilient

The ultimate step-by-step guidebook for implementing a comprehensive "green action plan" for cities small and large.

By Stephen Coyle with Daniel Dunigan

Many of today's communities face an uphill struggle to attain self-sufficiency in an era beleaguered by shortages in governmental funding, skyrocketing oil prices, and rapid shifts in demographics and lifestyles. This step-by-step guidebook for urban planners, urban designers, public officials, and sustainability advocates explains how to create and implement a "green action plan" to reclaim your neighborhood, community, or region by making them more environmentally healthy and economically resilient.

The Palgrave Handbook of Bottom-Up Urbanism

Palgrave/MacMillan Publisher

The handbook surveys the kaleidoscope of views on the agency of urbanism, and its 19 chapters on the nature, locations, and functionalities of bottom-up urbanism offer far more than the problem-solving title of any handbook typically suggests.

Steve’s chapter, Lean Urbanism in Central Africa, runs from page 179- 199. Building and improving the resilience of villages, towns, and cities in developing regions of the world and in Africa specifically, demands a lean approach: small-scale, incremental developments that require fewer resources to incu- bate and mature. The pathway to Lean Urbanism in Central Africa, viewed in this chapter through the lens of its physical scale, development patterns, regulatory standards, and zoning, requires time-tested strategies and innova- tions in design and construction