The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

“Sustainability is not a buzz-word anymore; it’s a matter of survival. Meaningful achievement in sustainability will require significant paradigm shifts in attitudes about how we live, how we consume resources, how we govern ourselves and how we transport people and goods.  Asti’s excellent exploration of the issues is a must-read.”
-- Subrata Basu, AIA, AICP                                                                                                                                       Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning
 
 
“Industries, health care, education and others are trying to tread more lightly on our environment.  To achieve sustainability goals our times demand, we must work together to maximize the benefit to our communities.  Asti has always seen the larger picture and encouraged orchestration of diverse initiatives.  The Chicken Came First is full of knowledge, sensitivity, and insights certain to advance the achievement of sustainable communities.”
                --Richard Renfro, AIA
                Renfro Design Group, AIA, New York City
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The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

“Sustainability is not a buzz-word anymore; it’s a matter of survival. Meaningful achievement in sustainability will require significant paradigm shifts in attitudes about how we live, how we consume resources, how we govern ourselves and how we transport people and goods.  Asti’s excellent exploration of the issues is a must-read.”
-- Subrata Basu, AIA, AICP                                                                                                                                       Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning
 
 
“Industries, health care, education and others are trying to tread more lightly on our environment.  To achieve sustainability goals our times demand, we must work together to maximize the benefit to our communities.  Asti has always seen the larger picture and encouraged orchestration of diverse initiatives.  The Chicken Came First is full of knowledge, sensitivity, and insights certain to advance the achievement of sustainable communities.”
                --Richard Renfro, AIA
                Renfro Design Group, AIA, New York City
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The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

by William Henry Asti
The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

The Chicken Came First: A primer for renewing and sustaining our communities

by William Henry Asti

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“Sustainability is not a buzz-word anymore; it’s a matter of survival. Meaningful achievement in sustainability will require significant paradigm shifts in attitudes about how we live, how we consume resources, how we govern ourselves and how we transport people and goods.  Asti’s excellent exploration of the issues is a must-read.”
-- Subrata Basu, AIA, AICP                                                                                                                                       Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning
 
 
“Industries, health care, education and others are trying to tread more lightly on our environment.  To achieve sustainability goals our times demand, we must work together to maximize the benefit to our communities.  Asti has always seen the larger picture and encouraged orchestration of diverse initiatives.  The Chicken Came First is full of knowledge, sensitivity, and insights certain to advance the achievement of sustainable communities.”
                --Richard Renfro, AIA
                Renfro Design Group, AIA, New York City

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781935166351
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers, Inc.
Publication date: 05/01/2014
Series: Our National Conversation , #6
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 278
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

William Henry Asti recently addressed the American Institute of Architects convened in Miami, where he urged his peers to take the lead in creating the physical world of the future.  Mr. Asti’s architectural and design career has lead to projects in twelve states and the District of Columbia, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Korea, Pakistan, Poland and Nigeria.  His domestic clients include universities, schools, prisons, casinos, residential and corporate headquarters.  A student and friend of the internationally renowned architect, E. Fay Jones, the foremost disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mr. Asti has conceived his own vision of a post-industrial future.

Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Definitions Section I. Basics - things we want to think about 1. Chickens&Eggs 2. Sustainability in a MODERN Democracy 3. The Day the Earth Stood Still - politics and economics 4. It’s the Stupid Economy, Stupid 5. Creating / Recreating Institutions 6. Connecting Dots 7. The “New World Order” - in your own back yard Section II. Past 8. Problems, Problems, Problems 9. The Black-Hole Nature of Bureaucracies 10. What to Think vs. How to Think 11. Once Upon a Time Section III. Present - where we are 12. Is T. Boone Pickens Right? 13. It’s Not an Information Age! - the new ICE Age 14. Land of Oz 15. Frank Lloyd had it (W)right Section IV. Future - where we go from here 16. Dear Barack 17. Educational Reform - with advanced technology 18. Global Warming in the “New ICE Age” 19. Creating Efficiency in the Real World 20. Transporting Goods and Humans 21. It’s Called Health Care - not health I don’t care Section V. Developing a Model - creating sustainable communities 22. Creating New Communities - it happens every day 23. Key Issues 24. A Planning Process 25. Land Use and the Fundamental Five 26. Design Principles 27. More Definitions 28. Goals and Objectives 29. Run-up to the Plan 30. Developing a Plan 31. The Prodigy Model - creating new 32. The Centennial Model - remodeling old 33. Creating your own Sustainable Community 34. The End Index
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