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The Resource Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck

Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck

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Summary
"Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. This book is a lively critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on the distinctions between postwar suburbia - characterized by housing clusters, strip shopping centers, office parks, and parking lots - and the traditional neighborhoods that were built as a matter of course until mid-century. It indicts the design and development industries for the fact that America no longer builds towns. Most important, though, it is a book that also offers us solutions."--Jacket
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, [290] pages
Contents
  • The inner city
  • How to make a town
  • What is to be done
  • Appendix A:
  • The traditional neighborhood development checklist
  • Appendix B:
  • The congress for the new urbanism
  • What is sprawl, and why?
  • The devil is in the details
  • The house that sprawl built
  • The physical creation of society
  • The American transportation mess
  • Sprawl and the developer
  • The victims of sprawl
  • The city and the region
Isbn
9780865475571
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Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream
Title
Suburban nation
Title remainder
the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream
Statement of responsibility
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. This book is a lively critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on the distinctions between postwar suburbia - characterized by housing clusters, strip shopping centers, office parks, and parking lots - and the traditional neighborhoods that were built as a matter of course until mid-century. It indicts the design and development industries for the fact that America no longer builds towns. Most important, though, it is a book that also offers us solutions."--Jacket
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DLC
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Duany, Andres
Dewey number
307.76/0973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HT384.U5
LC item number
D83 2000
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth
  • Speck, Jeff
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Urbanization
  • Suburbs
  • Community development, Urban
  • Urban renewal
  • Urban policy
  • Urbanisation
  • Banlieues
  • Développement communautaire urbain
  • Villes
  • Politique urbaine
  • Community development, Urban
  • Suburbs
  • Urban policy
  • Urban renewal
  • Urbanization
  • United States
  • Stadtplanung
  • Stadtsanierung
  • Städtebau
  • Suburbanisierung
  • USA
  • Urbanización
  • Suburbios
  • Desarrollo de la comunidad urbana
  • Rehabilitación urbana
  • Política urbana
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Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The inner city
  • How to make a town
  • What is to be done
  • Appendix A:
  • The traditional neighborhood development checklist
  • Appendix B:
  • The congress for the new urbanism
  • What is sprawl, and why?
  • The devil is in the details
  • The house that sprawl built
  • The physical creation of society
  • The American transportation mess
  • Sprawl and the developer
  • The victims of sprawl
  • The city and the region
Control code
ocm42690066
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, [290] pages
Isbn
9780865475571
Lccn
99052186
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o42690066
  • (OCoLC)42690066
Label
Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-276) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • The inner city
  • How to make a town
  • What is to be done
  • Appendix A:
  • The traditional neighborhood development checklist
  • Appendix B:
  • The congress for the new urbanism
  • What is sprawl, and why?
  • The devil is in the details
  • The house that sprawl built
  • The physical creation of society
  • The American transportation mess
  • Sprawl and the developer
  • The victims of sprawl
  • The city and the region
Control code
ocm42690066
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
xiv, [290] pages
Isbn
9780865475571
Lccn
99052186
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o42690066
  • (OCoLC)42690066

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