Retrofitting suburbia - Ellen Dunham-Jones
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Ellen Dunham-Jones fires the starting shot for the next big sustainable design project: retrofitting suburbia. To come: Dying malls rehabilitated, dead "big box" stores reinhabited, and parking lots transformed into thriving wetlands.
Dunham-Jones comments that researchers at the CDC have been linking suburban development patterns with sedentary lifestyles. What are the health implications of a sedentary lifestyle? Why would suburban development patterns contribute to a sedentary lifestyle, and do you think this is true in your own community?
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