cover image SC-Sustainbl Communitie

SC-Sustainbl Communitie

Sim Van Der Ryn. Random House (NY), $20 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-87156-629-4

Architects, community planners, ecologists and biologists contribute ideas for developing largely self-reliant communities, drastically cutting the use of fossil fuels and putting regional economies in balance. ``While it has the disconnected feel of a volume of symposium proceedings, this book offers innovative solutions,'' said PW. Illustrated. (Sept.)