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...in; where are directly involved. At their core places represent the landscapes, spaces and environments to which we attach meaning, as essential for a meaningful life. Creating sustainable places must acknowledge the many influences about place and bring these to the surface.
This book is about place as a counterbalance to forces of globalization and sameness, providing a practical examination of the concepts of place and place-building in contemporary life. The author, Timothy Beatley, is Professor of Sustainable Communities at the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia. This title builds in particular on two earlier works, Green Urbanism (2000)...
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