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Making the good life last : four keys to sustainable living
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ISBN: 1282298887 9786612298882 1576755886 9781576755884 9781609944124 1609944127 9781609944421 1609944429 9781576755709 1576755703 Year: 2009 Publisher: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers,

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In a revolutionary, multi-disciplinary approach, Unitarian Universalist Pastor Michael Schuler shows how we only truly experience "the good life" when we de-prioritize short-term attainments and instead embrace sustainability as both an operational model and a life-sustaining core value.


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Our choice : a plan to solve the climate crisis
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ISBN: 9781594867347 Year: 2009 Publisher: Emmaus Rodale

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Black and green : black insights for the green movement
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ISBN: 9786613912121 1283599678 0761847235 9780761847236 9780761847212 0761847219 9780761847229 0761847227 6613912123 9781283599672 Year: 2009 Publisher: Lanham, MD : Hamilton Books,

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This book is a call to action for the Black community to join the green movement. The book offers insights, ideas, and strategies that demonstrate how Black people can benefit from and fuel the go-green effort.


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Les mondes du squat : anthropologie d'un habitat précaire
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ISBN: 9782130573296 2130573290 Year: 2009 Publisher: Paris : Presses universitaires de France,

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Qui sont les habitants des squats ? Que réclament-ils ? Pourquoi sont-ils de plus en plus nombreux ? Comment se déroule la vie quotidienne dans un squat ? C'est à ces questions, et à bien d'autres encore, que cet ouvrage, fruit d'une immersion de près de dix années dans les mondes du squat, propose de répondre.Avec rigueur et sensibilité, accordant une large place aux témoignages et aux récits ethnographiques, Florence Bouillon prend le contrepied de bien des idées reçues. Elle montre d'abord avec force que le squat est le produit de la spéculation immobilière et des insuffisances du droit au logement. Mais le squat ne peut être seulement saisi par défaut : loin de n'être qu'un logement illégal, il constitue un refuge, un domicile, un espace de solidarités. Quant aux squatteurs, couramment décrits comme des " inutiles au monde ", ils s'avèrent capables de mobiliser des compétences relationnelles, cognitives et urbaines insoupçonnées. Ainsi l'auteur affirme-t-elle la nécessité d'une approche dialectique des mondes de la vulnérabilité, articulant processus de désaffiliation et dynamiques de résistance.Ce livre captivera tous ceux qu'intéressent les questions du droit au logement, les problématiques de justice sociale, de pauvreté et d'inégalités


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The economical environmentalist : my attempt to live a low-carbon life and what it cost
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ISBN: 1136544895 1282506196 9786612506192 1849774609 9781849774604 9781844078073 1844078078 9781844078080 1844078086 9781136544897 9781136544842 1136544844 9781136544880 1136544887 9781282506190 6612506199 Year: 2009 Publisher: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan,

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Reducing your carbon emissions in an economic down-turn can be challenging, but saving the planet doesn't have to cost you more. Tough economic times need not relegate concerns for the planet to the back burner. The author is an environmental economist trying to live a low-carbon life in London. He worked for 15 years in the UK's Office of Climate Change, the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit and the Department of the Environment. So far so good. But he has kids. A family to visit in India. A hectic job. In distilling and building on his own experience of trying to live a low carbon life, he help


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Green economics : an introduction to theory, policy and practice.
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ISBN: 9781844075706 9781844075713 9781849771528 9781136564376 9781136564413 9781136564420 Year: 2009 Publisher: London Earthscan

The transition to sustainable living and practice
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ISBN: 9781849506427 1849506426 128245756X 9786612457562 1849506418 9781849506410 Year: 2009 Publisher: Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing,

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"The Transition to Sustainable Living and Practice" provides a series of insights into real alternatives to the current economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, co-operative farming, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money.


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Ecoquartiers en Europe.
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ISBN: 9782914717588 291471758X Year: 2009 Publisher: Mens Terre vivante.

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Ce livre est écrit pour tous ceux qui veulent habiter la ville autrement. L’auteur a parcouru l’Europe en train et interviewé des architectes, des responsables de projets et des habitants, pour nous faire découvrir 10 écoquartiers sélectionnés pour leur pertinence environnementale. Apparu dans les pays du nord et de l’est, les ecoquartiers se propagent sur tous le continent à l’initiative de professionnels, d’élus, mais aussi de particuliers. De quoi s’agit il ? De quartiers conçus pour préserver l’environnement, économes en énergie, bien desservis par les transports en commun et les pistes cyclables, construit en matériaux sains, récupérant l’eau de pluie, favorisant les liens sociaux… Pour chacun de ces écoquartiers, l’auteur présente les spécificités, les points remarquables, un plan légendé, des photos, des adresses pour aller plus loin et bien sûr toutes les informations récoltées à travers son enquête.

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Architecture --- City planning --- Sustainable development --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Sustainable living. --- Urbanisme --- Développement durable --- Ecologie urbaine --- Style de vie durable --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Quartier --- Ecologie appliquée --- Urbanisme durable --- Sustainable living --- Europe --- 711.58 --- 711.4 --- Stadsplanning: woonwijken; woonsectoren --- Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- 711.4 Gemeentelijke planologie. Stadsplanning. Stedenbouw --- 711.58 Stadsplanning: woonwijken; woonsectoren --- Développement durable --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Alternative lifestyles --- Environmentalism --- Green movement --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Government policy --- Management --- Design and construction --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture - Environmental aspects - Europe --- City planning - Environmental aspects - Europe --- Sustainable development - Europe --- Urban ecology (Sociology) - Europe


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Habiter écologique : quelles architectures pour une ville durable?
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ISBN: 9782742783212 2742783210 Year: 2009 Publisher: Arles : Paris : Actes sud ; Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine,

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L'architecture écologique est une réalité en devenir. Si certaines démarches sont déjà très abouties, en France comme à l'étranger, les grandes figures de ce courant se définissent toujours comme des " défricheurs ", confrontés aux urgences sociales, climatiques et énergétiques. Cette scène d'architecture est déjà universelle. Elle émerge, extrêmement diverse, dans de multiples foyers de création, actifs au Sud comme au Nord. Cette architecture se fonde sur une nouvelle interprétation du monde. Elle s'appuie sur l'approche holistique qui est une pensée de la complexité : conservation et innovation, développement et préservation, liberté de l'individu et valeurs collectives. Cette architecture renoue aussi avec une vision politique. Défendre un usage raisonné et un partage équitable des ressources, changer le contenu des mots " progrès ", " nature ", c'est attaquer l'ordre établi du XXe siècle. Après avoir été pionnière du bioclimatique dans les années 1970, la France tend à rejoindre aujourd'hui ce puissant flux mondial. La qualité et la diversité des réalisations présentées dans cet ouvrage témoignent qu'une voie " française " est d'ores et déjà à l'oeuvre.

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Architecture --- City planning --- Sustainable development --- Urban ecology (Sociology) --- Sustainable living. --- Urbanisme --- Développement durable --- Ecologie urbaine --- Style de vie durable --- Environmental aspects --- Aspect de l'environnement --- Sustainable living --- Ecologie appliquée à l'habitat --- Habitat --- Développement durable --- 72:574 --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Alternative lifestyles --- Environmentalism --- Green movement --- Cities and towns --- Urban ecology --- Urban environment --- Social ecology --- Sociology, Urban --- Development, Sustainable --- Ecologically sustainable development --- Economic development, Sustainable --- Economic sustainability --- ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) --- Smart growth --- Sustainable economic development --- Economic development --- Civic planning --- Land use, Urban --- Model cities --- Redevelopment, Urban --- Slum clearance --- Town planning --- Urban design --- Urban development --- Urban planning --- Land use --- Planning --- Art, Municipal --- Civic improvement --- Regional planning --- Urban policy --- Urban renewal --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Architectuur en ecologie --- Government policy --- Management --- Design and construction --- 711.4(C) --- Ecologisch bouwen en wonen --- Duurzame stedenbouw --- Stedenbouw. Ruimtelijke ordening ; vormgeving en analyse van de stad --- Ecologie appliquée --- Architecture, Primitive --- Architecture - Environmental aspects - Europe --- City planning - Environmental aspects - Europe --- Sustainable development - Europe --- Urban ecology (Sociology) - Europe --- Habitations --- Architecture et économie d'énergie --- Habitat écologique regroupé --- Catalogues d'exposition


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The nature of a house : building a world that works
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ISBN: 1610911377 1597265586 1597262404 Year: 2009 Publisher: Washington : Island Press,

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In this candid and informative book, George M. Woodwell, a leader in the study of global environmental change, illuminates practical considerations (and frustrations) involved in “building green.” When the renowned Woods Hole Research Center needed a new office, Woodwell led efforts to utilize “state-of-the-shell” green building techniques to retrofit a Victorian mansion built in 1877 into the Center’s new home. This is the story of how scientists and contractors alike confronted the limitations of available materials, laws, and building codes. Woodwell sets this struggle in a larger context, as part of the global need to minimize carbon emissions and environmental impacts. Beginning with his experience of the retrofit of a single building, he shares insights into rethinking how we design, use, and adapt the built environment to preserve the functional integrity of the natural landscape.

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Dwellings -- Remodeling. --- Ecological houses. --- Sustainable living. --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Business & Economics --- Law, Politics & Government --- Economic History --- Law, General & Comparative --- Environmental Sciences --- Ecological houses --- Dwellings --- Sustainable living --- Civil & Environmental Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Civil Engineering --- Remodeling --- Ecological living --- Green living --- Living, Sustainable --- Home remodeling --- Remodeling (Architecture) --- Remodeling of dwellings --- Alternative homes --- Ecohomes --- Environmental homes --- Green homes (Green technology) --- Low impact houses --- Sustainable houses --- Remodeling. --- Environment. --- Fossil fuels. --- Energy efficiency. --- Architecture. --- Construction. --- Environmental law. --- Environmental policy. --- Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice. --- Architecture, general. --- Energy Efficiency (incl. Buildings). --- Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture). --- Basics of Construction. --- Sustainable buildings --- House construction --- Alternative lifestyles --- Environmentalism --- Green movement --- Energy Efficiency. --- Architecture, Western (Western countries) --- Building design --- Buildings --- Construction --- Western architecture (Western countries) --- Art --- Building --- Environment law --- Environmental control --- Environmental protection --- Environmental quality --- Environmental policy --- Law --- Sustainable development --- Design and construction --- Law and legislation --- Fossil energy --- Fuel --- Energy minerals --- Consumption of energy --- Energy efficiency --- Fuel consumption --- Fuel efficiency --- Power resources --- Energy conservation --- Environment and state --- Environmental management --- State and environment --- Environmental auditing --- Government policy

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