Sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns sim van der ryn and peter calthorpe 1986 sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns sim van der ryn and peter calthorpe 1986 sierra club books 256 pages index isbn 0 87156 800 4. Sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns by sim van der ryn and peter calthorpe this classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption reduces resource waste and produces long term social and ecological health. Start your review of sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns write a review jan 22 2012 mike moskos rated it really liked it review of another edition. Sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns by van der ryn sim cn calthorpe peter cn. Sustainable communities a new design synthesis for cities suburbs and towns sim van der ryn peter calthorpe this classic text is a practical vision of how different types of communities can make the transition to a sustainable way of life that balances production and consumption reduces resource waste and