David Owen

City Planning Classic Ahead Of Its Time In Environmental Efficiency (VIDEO)

Progressive Book Club | Posted 03.18.2010 | Books

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Progressive Book Club In the annals of urban design and city planning, no book holds a higher place than The Death and Life of Great American Cities ...

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Waste Not Want Not: City Living is the Way to a Wealthier Nation

John Petro | Posted 11.29.2009 | Green

Read More: Suburbs, Automobiles, The American Dream, Mass Transit, Green Metropolis, Zoning, David Owen, Ed Glaeser, New York City, Kaid Benfield, Density, Transit-Oriented-Development, Houston, Smart Growth, Cities, Mortgage Interest Deduction, Green News

To reduce the country's excessive energy consumption, we need to make our new and existing suburbs more like cities. This means embracing the principles of smart growth and transit-oriented development.

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David Owen: New York City Is Greener Than Vermont

TIME | Claire Suddath Thursday, Sep. 24, 2009 | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

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New Yorkers, take heart: your city is a den of dirt and grime and gluttony no more. According to David Owen, author of Green Metropolis: What the City...

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