BIBLIOGRAPHY Green Building Policy and Context Process Land Use and Community Site and Water Energy Resources and Materials Indoor Environmental Quality

Building Greener Neighborhoods:
Trees as Part of the Plan

by Jack Petit

This concise book on the ecological and economic benefits of trees explains how trees grow, how to protect trees, and the effective use of trees in community planning. It demonstrates how builders and developers can save money, generate sales, and enhance their prestige in the community by creating a tree conservation plan. It was coauthored with the NAHB Home Builder Press.

Reviewed in Environmental Building News May/June 1996

Retail price: $15.00
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Publisher American Forests PO Box 2000 Washington, DC 20013-2000 Phone: 202-955-4500 www.americanforests.org Distributor Home Builder Press 1201 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20005-2800 Phone: 202-822-0200 Toll-free: 800-223-2665 Fax: 202-822-0391 www.BuilderBooks.com

Available as: book (paperback) Length: 117 pages Published: 1996 ISBN: 0867184094 LOC: SB435.5.P48 1995

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