Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands
As evidence grows of significant alterations in the global climate and as we are forced to examine our excessive uses of water, energy, and other resources, we must address the effects these changes will have on patterns of human settlement. Building to Endure looks at the long history of human habitation in the American Southwest and similar arid areas to propose new—and some very old—strategies to meet the challenges of creating more equitable, adaptable, and enduring communities for the twenty-first century.

Section one addresses the lessons that can be found in ancient, historical, and contemporary designs and how they might be applied to our evolving role on the planet. The second section applies these lessons to major components of the built and natural environment: urban form, landscape, water, and energy. The final section offers a series of case studies that provide useful examples and practical guidelines for creating affordable, energy efficient, and environmentally sound communities and housing.

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Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands
As evidence grows of significant alterations in the global climate and as we are forced to examine our excessive uses of water, energy, and other resources, we must address the effects these changes will have on patterns of human settlement. Building to Endure looks at the long history of human habitation in the American Southwest and similar arid areas to propose new—and some very old—strategies to meet the challenges of creating more equitable, adaptable, and enduring communities for the twenty-first century.

Section one addresses the lessons that can be found in ancient, historical, and contemporary designs and how they might be applied to our evolving role on the planet. The second section applies these lessons to major components of the built and natural environment: urban form, landscape, water, and energy. The final section offers a series of case studies that provide useful examples and practical guidelines for creating affordable, energy efficient, and environmentally sound communities and housing.

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Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands

Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands

Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands

Building to Endure: Design Lessons of Arid Lands

Overview

As evidence grows of significant alterations in the global climate and as we are forced to examine our excessive uses of water, energy, and other resources, we must address the effects these changes will have on patterns of human settlement. Building to Endure looks at the long history of human habitation in the American Southwest and similar arid areas to propose new—and some very old—strategies to meet the challenges of creating more equitable, adaptable, and enduring communities for the twenty-first century.

Section one addresses the lessons that can be found in ancient, historical, and contemporary designs and how they might be applied to our evolving role on the planet. The second section applies these lessons to major components of the built and natural environment: urban form, landscape, water, and energy. The final section offers a series of case studies that provide useful examples and practical guidelines for creating affordable, energy efficient, and environmentally sound communities and housing.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826347978
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication date: 10/31/2009
Pages: 310
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Paul Lusk is emeritus professor of architecture and planning at the University of New Mexico and coauthor of Rural Environmental Planning for Sustainable Communities.


Alf Simon is director of the graduate program in landscape architecture and the associate dean in the School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

Table of Contents

List of Figures vi

List of Tables x

Preface xi

Section I Setting and Context

Chapter 1 The Power of Community: Ecology, Energy, and Sustainability in the Prehistoric Southwest David E. Stuart 3

Chapter 2 Hispano Culture and Settlement Patterns: Application to Contemporary Development Maria Mondragon-Valdez Arnold Valdez 43

Chapter 3 Making Desert Cities John Meunier 61

Section II System Components

Chapter 4 Urban Form in Arid Lands Paul Lush 91

Chapter 5 Enduring Arid Landscapes Kim Sorvig 115

Chapter 6 Water, Culture, and Values Alf.Simon 135

Chapter 7 Energy Landscapes and the Growth of Arizona Martin J. Pasqualetti 155

Section III Application in Case Examples

Chapter 8 Drips Stanley Crawford 183

Chapter 9 The Commons Ellen R. Kemper 193

Chapter 10 Arbolera de Vida (Orchard of Life): A Case Example of Community Development Ken Balizer 215

Chapter 11 Ethical Architecture: Enhancing Ecological Performance Paul Lusk 237

Chapter 12 Civano: Making a Modern Desert Community Alf Simon 267

Afterword 283

Contributors 285

Index 289

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