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Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duany, Andres
Other Authors: Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth, Speck, Jeff
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : North Point Press, [2000]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Urbanization > United States.
Suburbs > United States.
Community development, Urban > United States.
Urban renewal > United States.
Urban policy > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • 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
  • 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.