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Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities

Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities
Patrick Condon, author of Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post Carbon World.

Excerpts from the book Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities: Design Strategies for the Post Carbon World by University of British Columbia urban planning professor Patrick Condon. This self-help guide for the planet lays out seven interconnected steps to a more sustainable world. Condon holds the James Taylor Chair in Landscape and Liveable Environments.

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Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities

Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities

How city design can help save the planet. First in a series from a vital new urban planning handbook.

Patrick Condon / 15 Sep 2010


A Self-help Guide for the Planet

A Self-help Guide for the Planet

Changing the way we build our cities is essential to stopping global warming, says 'Seven Rules' author Patrick Condon.

Tom Barrett / 15 Sep 2010


Why a Streetcar Is Something to Be Desired

Why a Streetcar Is Something to Be Desired

Rule 1 for sustainable communities: Restore the streetcar city.

Patrick Condon / 16 Sep 2010


Cul-de-sacs: Dead Ends in More Ways Than One

Cul-de-sacs: Dead Ends in More Ways Than One

Rule 2 for sustainable communities: Design an interconnected street system.

Patrick Condon / 22 Sep 2010


How to Get People Out of Their Cars

How to Get People Out of Their Cars

Rule 3 for sustainable communities: Locate commercial services, frequent transit and schools within a five-minute walk.

Patrick Condon / 23 Sep 2010


You Don't Have to Spend Your Life Stuck in Traffic

You Don't Have to Spend Your Life Stuck in Traffic

Rule 4 for sustainable communities: Locate good jobs close to affordable homes.

Patrick Condon / 29 Sep 2010


Why 'Illegal' Suites Are Good for the Planet

Why 'Illegal' Suites Are Good for the Planet

Rule 5 for sustainable communities: Provide a diversity of housing types.

Patrick Condon / 30 Sep 2010


When Neighbourhoods Work With Nature

When Neighbourhoods Work With Nature

Rule 6 for sustainable communities: Create a linked system of natural areas and parks.

Patrick Condon / 6 Oct 2010


Why Cheaper Streets Are Smarter Streets

Why Cheaper Streets Are Smarter Streets

Rule 7 for sustainable communities: invest in lighter, greener, cheaper, smarter infrastructure.

Patrick Condon / 7 Oct 2010


Seven Rules for Right Here, BC's Lower Mainland

Seven Rules for Right Here, BC's Lower Mainland

The author of 'Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities' adapts his formula to fit BC's most populous region. Last in a series.

Patrick Condon / 13 Oct 2010