From the reviews: "Eco-Urban Design is a book that can be used to exemplify proven ecological and sustainable designs for a variety of building types in multiple climates. ... a reference book for students, designers, or persons wanting inspiration for ecologically sound and sustainable design ideas for their own personal building projects. The authors have been taken great care to provide building examples that demonstrate a 'valued contribution to the evolution of good design, and positive proof that it need not cost the earth' ... ." (Denise Gravitt, Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 30 (07-09), July-September, 2012)