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Natural Capitalism demonstrates that boosting economic growth and environmental quality are compatible, mutually reinforcing, goals. The authors cite some fascinating examples of businesses doing some great things for our air, water and soil, as well as their shareholders.
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Earth in the Balance argues the engines of human civilization threaten the earth's ecology for future generations. Former Vice President Gore, in a courageous and provocative book, makes specific, far-reaching proposals that continue to reshape the debate.
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Suburban Nation assesses the ecological, economic, aesthetic and social costs of sprawl and proposes an alternative model for community design. The authors champion "New Urbanism," which recreates the treasured attributes of great cities, towns and neighborhoods around the world.
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Home From Nowhere is a call for restoration of traditional architecture and town planning based on enduring principles. Kunstler contends repairing the physical fabric of our public places will revitalize our civic life. The center of his thinking focuses on a shared sense of place.
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The Geography of Nowhere reviews the history of America's transition from a land of coherent places to a land where every place is like no place in particular. Kunstler proposes some radical, but possibly necessary, ideas to reinvent the places where we work and live.
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Edge City is a provocative analysis, well ahead of its time, of the "new downtowns" that are springing up around our existing cities. Smart-growth advocates should take note of Garreau's arguments and predictions for the powerful demographic and economic forces behind this trend.
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