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xv This book has been supported by a broad community of ideas in Seattle and across the country. In every way it defies the narrative of the lone hero engaged in a magnum opus in some faraway garret. First, in its genesis, we thank the Quality Growth Alliance and Forterra (the organization formerly known as Cascade Land Conservancy) for their groundbreaking work in bringing business and environmental interests into such a mutually productive conversation. This book would not have been written without the discourse and sense of possibility created by these two organizations. Second, in practical matters, we owe great thanks to the Runstad Center for Real Estate and the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. A-P has been an affiliate fellow of the college since 2009 and has benefited from innumerable conversations and exchanges with students and faculty alike. The college and Dean Daniel Friedman generously provided a quiet space to write the first draft, support for the ideas, and encouragement to publish the work. Perhaps most important, by renaming the College of Built Environments, Dean Friedman has brought about a profound recognition in the academic community that we are engaged in a fundamentally interdisciplinary field with broad impacts and great responsibilities. George Rolfe, the co-director of the Runstad Center, has been a tireless supporter of this project and of A-P’s other wild ideas. Thank you, George, for your confidence, your perspective, and your vision. Acknowledgments ACknowlEdgmEnTs xvi Among other gifts, the college introduced us to Julia Levitt and generously funded a research assistant position that brought resources to our work. That sentence makes it sound a little like all resources are created equal, and Julia is most certainly not. Julia Levitt brought ideas, patience, good humor, rigorous execution, and a helpful perspective. We would have been hard pressed to navigate the publication process without her advice. She is a gem. Someday she will be famous and we will tell people we knew her back when. Douglas Howe at Touchstone generously provided a few much-needed “vacation days” to write a first draft back when this was a glimmer in A-P’s eye. Glenn Amster also believed in this project from that first lunch at the Daily Grill and provided a great deal of early input on the outline and drafts. Rich Hill—good judgment is only a phone call away—made several helpful suggestions on the outline, including an admonishment against wishful thinking that became a bit of a mantra for our team. Susan Drummond was perhaps the earliest enthusiast for this project and has been steadfast in her support and collaboration on other related work. In San Francisco, Rachel Sheinbein, doing her own clean tech work, has been an ongoing sounding board, cheerleader , reviewer, and true believer. The professional and built environment community has supported this book in so many ways: Gene Duvernoy, Bill Ruckelshaus, Denis Hayes, Denis Wilde, Bill Reed, Carol Sanford, and Ed Mazria have all provided perspective and encouragement. With godfathers like this believing in the project, it was easy for us to keep going. Rachel Cardone provided early insights and encouragement , and made an invaluable introduction to Cristina Rumbaitis Del Rio at the Rockefeller Foundation, whom we never met in person but who was so generous with telephone conversations, contacts, and resources, that we came to think of her as a fairy godmother. Jason McLennan provided early insight into the world of publishing, and we referenced the notes from that conversation again and again. Tamar Haspel continued to fill in that roadmap as we went along. Jason Twill tapped his remarkable network to help us find primary sources for many of our stories. Kelly Mann at ULI Seattle, Suzanne Cartwright, Kate Knight, Rae Anne Rushing, Patrick Mazza of Climate Solutions , Tom Bisacquino at NAIOP National, and A-P’s NAIOP Forum members all provided encouragement and advice that kept us on the right track. Finally, Tim Mennel, Uwe Brandes, and Jeevan Sivasubramaniam all went far beyond the call of duty to provide thoughtful strategic advice about how to get the book into print. [34.228.168.200] Project MUSE (2024-03-29 02:41 GMT) ACknowlEdgmEnTs xvii Lorri Hagman at University of Washington Press understood the book from the first time we spoke and was willing to take a chance on us. We are immensely grateful for her faith in us and for all the editorial and technical help from the team at the University...