{"product_id":"9780865714908","title":"Superbia!: 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuperbia!\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of practical ideas for creating more socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. It is about remaking suburban and urban neighborhoods to serve people better and to reduce human impact on the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors first trace the history of the suburbs, showing how they fail to meet many peoples’ needs. They then describe how existing neighborhoods can be transformed, offering cohousing and new urbanist communities as examples. The reader is then guided through the transformation of a fictitious neighborhood that adopts the authors’ thirty-one steps. Ideas for the blossoming of the suburb are described in order of difficulty, from easy to boldest, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe creation of a neighborhood newsletter to foster a sense of neighborhood identity and cooperation regular community dinners, discussion groups, and baby-sitting co-ops\u003cbr\u003ethe removal of backyard fences to create park-like spaces for community play areas, or gardens\u003cbr\u003eretrofitting homes for energy efficiency, and installing community energy systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamples from all over North America and beyond provide real-life proof that citizen planners can create Superbia! And the most comprehensive resource listing imaginable puts all the tools needed at your fingertips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell-illustrated and reader-friendly, \u003ci\u003eSuperbia!\u003c\/i\u003e is written primarily for the millions who live in urban areas or existing suburbs. It will also be of major interest to environmentalists, planners, and all who want to create a more humane and nurturing lifestyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Chiras\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nineteen books including \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Plaster Book\u003c\/i\u003e (New Society Publishers, 2003) and over 200 articles, a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eMother Earth News\u003c\/i\u003e, and an adjunct professor at Colorado College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Wann\u003c\/b\u003e has produced six video programs on community, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAffluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic\u003c\/i\u003e and two other books about design. Both live in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032884035824,"sku":"9780865714908","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865714908_p0.jpg?v=1763836338","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865714908","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}