Iowa Mayors' Sustainability Reader

Short Reads

• David Orr on the lessons we get from the built environment
• Amory Lovins on buildings
• Midwest Job Creation -Economic Impact of Renewables: Energy Law and Policy Center Study
• Lonnie Gamble - Energy and the Wealth of Communities

Natural Capitalism

• Natural Capitalism Road Map for Natural Capitalism - 12 page short version of the book by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins
• Excerpt from Natural Capitalism Chapter 5 - Building (for a short read, see pages 20-23 of this document - Homebuilding Joins the Revolution)

(The whole book is available on line for free at http://www.natcap.org/sitepages/pid5.php )

Cradle to Cradle

• William Mcdonough, Michael Braungart - Reinventing the World
• William Mcdonough - The Next Industrial Revolution

Ecocities

• Richard Register - Ecocities Can Save the World
• Mcdonough in China
• Hans Monderman - Innovative traffic calming techniques Δ, Safe intersections without traffic lights and stop signs! Article on Dutch traffic calming techniques with/photos
• http:\\www.ecocitybuilders.com

Iowa Ideas

• Lonnie Gamble – Energy and the Wealth of Communities
• Wes Birdsall – Osage Efficiency Project
• Earle Mason – Habitat for Humanity
• Perry Bigelow – Chicago area high performance builder Gaurantees $200 or less annual heating cost

The World

• Navarre region of Spain - case study
• Curitiba - Livable City Δ
• City design - European examples
• Village Design - Gaviotas, Columbia Part 1Gaviotas, Columbia, Part 2

Videos

• High Performance Schools
• Village Homes
• The Next Industrial Revolution

Lonnie's Book Recommendations for Iowa Mayors

• Deep Economy - The Wealth of Communities and a Durable Future - Mckibben
• Natural Capitalism - Hawken, Lovins, Lovins
• Cradle To Cradle The Next Industrial Revolution - William McDonough
• Ecocities - Richard Register
• The Nature of Design - David Orr
• Permaculture: A Designers Manual - Mollison