Cities across the world have discovered that sustainable planning and development can help them overcome the current economic slump and improve their long-term financial outlook, according to the premier issue of Sustainable Communities Magazine.
"From Shanghai to London to San Francisco, cities are competing to prosper in the new low-carbon economy," said Andre Shashaty, editor and publisher. "They are striving to promote energy and water-efficient construction, multifamily housing and other high-density development, renewable energy generation, use of public transit, while reducing reliance on private cars and the pollution and congestion they generate."
Sustainable Communities Magazine is a bimonthly journal edited for city officials and real estate development professionals to help them navigate fast changing land use rules, environmental requirements, and construction code changes. It provides in-depth, practical reporting on trends in urban development and the current resurgence in long-term, comprehensive land use planning.
The cover story in the January/February 2011 issue describes how cities across the U.S. are realizing increased tax revenue and seeing higher property values by encouraging compact and mixed-use development. It explains why many communities see financial benefits in encouraging green building and renewable energy generation.
Sustainable Communities Magazine is published by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities,® a nonprofit organization based in San Rafael, CA. Subscriptions are offered as a benefit of membership in the organization.
The premier issue also features an article about how Chicago and other cities are spending $98 million in new federal Sustainable Communities planning grants, a report on how to keep housing affordable along transit routes as dozens of US cities expand their train lines, plus a story on new green building requirements in California, as well as many other articles.
Interested parties can view a FREE sample issue at the PSC web site, http://www.p4sc.org
For more information, Contact Andre Shashaty, 415-453-2100, ext 303.