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Book Description

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. Beatley reviews the many current challenges to place, considers trends and factors that have undermined place and place commitments, and discusses in detail a number of innovative ideas and compelling visions for strengthening place.

Native to Nowhere brings together a wide range of new ideas and insights about sustainability and community, and introduces readers to a host of innovative projects and initiatives. Native to Nowhere is a compelling source of information and ideas for anyone seeking to resist place homogenization and build upon the unique qualities of their local environment and community.



Review Quotes

"In Native to Nowhere, Tim Beatley offers a cornucopia of proven strategies to achieve more livable and ecological cities, expanding on his earlier landmark book, Green Urbanism. Beatley is becoming the high priest of sustainable urban design."
Rutherford H. Platt, Director of The Ecological Cities Project, University of Massachusetts Amherst

"The first time through we came like a plague of locusts. Tim Beatley thinks we can do better, building great communities and prosperous economies. This is the second American Revolution!"
David W. Orr, author of "The Last Refuge" and "Earth in Mind"

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1. Sustaining Place in the Global Age
Chapter 2. Place Basics: Concepts, Research, Literature
Chapter 3. Place Strengthening through History and Heritage
Chapter 4. Tackling Sprawl: Community Design, Sustainability, and Place
Chapter 5. Nature and Place: The Role of Natural Environments in Strengthening Commitment to Place
Chapter 6. Pedestrian Places
Chapter 7. Place Building through Art and Celebration
Chapter 8. Learning by Design: Communities That Teach
Chapter 9. Strengthening Place through Sharing Institutions
Chapter 10. Multigenerational Communities: Places that Sustain and Cherish Children, Families, and the Elderly
Chapter 11. Energy and Sustainable Place Making
Chapter 12. The New Politics of Place
Chapter 13. Renewing Our Place Commitments
 
References
Index