Implementing Sustainable Design: A Case for Mixed Use Development

Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project === The era of Urban Sprawl created a wave of single family residences moving farther and farther away from city centers. This also caused a series of unintended problems that affect our own health and the health of our natural environment. This...

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Main Author: Leyva, Andrew
Other Authors: College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 2016
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-6216042016-12-15T03:00:34Z Implementing Sustainable Design: A Case for Mixed Use Development Leyva, Andrew College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture Moeller, Colby AIA, LEED AP Iuliano, Joseph Mixed Use Development Urban Sprawl Urban Renewal Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project The era of Urban Sprawl created a wave of single family residences moving farther and farther away from city centers. This also caused a series of unintended problems that affect our own health and the health of our natural environment. This paper seeks to find the most effective methods of implementing sustainable, mixed use development in our existing communities, as well as any mistakes that should be avoided in the process. This paper will examine successes and failures of previously implemented designs in order to inform and make recommendations for future designs and developments. The aim of this study is to identify factors that contribute to the success of a mixed use development and also encompass all aspects of sustainability. 2016 text http://hdl.handle.net/10150/621604 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/621604 en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, and the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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topic Mixed Use Development
Urban Sprawl
Urban Renewal
spellingShingle Mixed Use Development
Urban Sprawl
Urban Renewal
Leyva, Andrew
Implementing Sustainable Design: A Case for Mixed Use Development
description Sustainable Built Environments Senior Capstone Project === The era of Urban Sprawl created a wave of single family residences moving farther and farther away from city centers. This also caused a series of unintended problems that affect our own health and the health of our natural environment. This paper seeks to find the most effective methods of implementing sustainable, mixed use development in our existing communities, as well as any mistakes that should be avoided in the process. This paper will examine successes and failures of previously implemented designs in order to inform and make recommendations for future designs and developments. The aim of this study is to identify factors that contribute to the success of a mixed use development and also encompass all aspects of sustainability.
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title Implementing Sustainable Design: A Case for Mixed Use Development
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title_full_unstemmed Implementing Sustainable Design: A Case for Mixed Use Development
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