| Popis: |
As presently constituted, LEED-ND is unlikely to succeed in the way other LEED rating systems have. The rating system ignores important aspects of the quality of life in modern American suburbia such as security and privacy. If the proponents of smart growth and the new urbanism are to attract ordinary Americans to their quest for traditional neighborhoods, they must incorporate standards that recognize such missing dimensions. The aesthetics of a traditional neighborhood may not be completely congruent with factors which encourage environmental sustainability. LEED-ND ignores technological innovation, such as the implications of the Internet for telecommuting. Moreover, where crime is a problem in the traditional neighborhood, protection of the children trumps the new urbanism, despite its supposedly greener nature. In fact, ignoring such realities smacks of intense, motivated reasoning – ideology that ignores the facts. LEED-ND needs to move in the direction of the Miami 21 Code in order to build real sustainability, eschewing undesired rigid aesthetic prerequisites unrelated to sustainability. |
