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Rick Harrison has planned and designed over 600 neighborhoods in 45 states and 10 countries. The builders and developers utilizing his methods have enjoyed tremendous success. Yet, his concepts and plans often meet resistance. Why? Because they are different. Many of today's suburbs are not quite the retreat that were once imagined. Nor do they contain the natural spaces that once provided the character and desirability to live within a neighborhood. Prefurbia does not provide a slight modification to the cookie-cutter designs we see today, it is rather drastic to some. However, if we want to encourage a sustainable lifestyle where people want to live within environmental constraints without sacrificing quality of life needs and economic concerns, Prefurbia provides a starting point. While it is not another book castigating sprawl, it does challenge the concept along with those of New Urbanism and Smart Growth. This full color book with nearly 200 integrated photos and graphics of designed neighborhoods using Harrison's Coving concept is an excellent resource and example of sustainable neighborhood design.
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