SOLSMART
SolSmart is a national designation program designed to recognize communities that have taken key steps to address local barriers to […]
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Greenville SC, A Quintessential Character Town.
GREENVILLE is the county seat of Greenville County in northwest South Carolina. Created in 1786, the county was named either
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells
FROM AMAZON…“It is worse, much worse, than you think. If your anxiety about global warming is dominated by fears of
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The Neighborhood Sustainability Premise.
NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY. Equity. Neighborhood sustainability is achieved when the economic, social and physical aspects of the neighborhood are in balance
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Sustaining Character Neighborhoods.
VISION: NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY. A sustainable neighborhood has its physical, economic and social spheres of activity in balance. The neighborhood’s natural
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Sustaining the Economic Value of Neighborhoods.
INTRODUCTION. Property values are one proxy for the overall quality of a neighborhood. Residents enjoy property value appreciation, excepting of
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Neighborhood Programs to Improve Resident Jobs and Incomes.
THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF NEIGHBORHOODS. Typically, neighborhoods are not associated with the economic well-being of the residents. Whether the neighborhood
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Neighborhoods are Important City Economic Assets.
A core asset of every character town is its neighborhoods. As the city pursues its vision of being a pleasant
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Neighborhood Infrastructure.
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. The neighborhood’s physical infrastructure is the most visible and obvious. Whether in established or new neighborhoods, the standard
BOOKS
Sustainable Residential Development: Planning and Design for Green Neighborhoods / Edition 1 by Avi Friedman
Written by internationally renowned architect Avi Friedman, Sustainable Residential Development equips you with a much-needed process and examples for planning