“Sustainable Urbanism, Urban Design with Nature” by Douglas Farr

 Mr. Farr has done a great service by linking sustainability and the New Urbanism. Of particular interest are the five attributes of neighborhoods: definition, compactness, completeness, connectedness and biophilia. 

From Amazon… 

“Written by the chair of the LEED-Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) initiative, Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design with Nature is both an urgent call to action and a comprehensive introduction to “sustainable urbanism”–the emerging and growing design reform movement that combines the creation and enhancement of walkable and diverse places with the need to build high-performance infrastructure and buildings.