Comments on: Interview with Jeff Speck, Co-author of “The Smart Growth Manual” http://dirt.asla.org/2010/04/06/interview-with-jeff-speck-honorary-asla-co-author-of-the-smart-growth-manual/ Connecting the Built & Natural Environments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dhalia Emery http://dirt.asla.org/2010/04/06/interview-with-jeff-speck-honorary-asla-co-author-of-the-smart-growth-manual/#comment-4059 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:28:14 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=4282#comment-4059 There are many other amazing buildings out there made by fusing nature and modern design.

]]> By: Mark L. Johnson, ASLA http://dirt.asla.org/2010/04/06/interview-with-jeff-speck-honorary-asla-co-author-of-the-smart-growth-manual/#comment-3297 Wed, 05 May 2010 15:12:03 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=4282#comment-3297 Mr. Speck is right in pointing out that subsidizing gas keeps our society in a fantasy world and causes us to avoid choices that are healthy and sustainable in the long run. The current model of subsidizing agriculture also contributes to our sprawl. The replacement of native plant communities with buildings, exotic plant species and monocultures further degrades long term biodiversity and ecological cycles. Hopefully, we can move from using Smart Growth rhetoric to implementing truly sustainable planning.

Mark L. Johnson, ASLA
Ecotone Land Design, Inc.
Orlando, Florida

]]> By: Mike Lydon http://dirt.asla.org/2010/04/06/interview-with-jeff-speck-honorary-asla-co-author-of-the-smart-growth-manual/#comment-2666 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:41:59 +0000 http://dirt.asla.org/?p=4282#comment-2666 The neighborhood modeldiagram from Doug Farr of Farr and Associates, not DPZ.

Nice interview, Jeff!

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