Suburban nation : the rise of sprawl and the decline of the American Dream
Book 1932/Completed: 5/5/2000
LC Control Number: | 99052186 | | | Author(s): | Duany, Andres. | | | Edition: | 1st ed. | Published/Created: | New York: North Point Press, c2000. | Related Names: | Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth. | | Speck, Jeff. | Description: | xiv, [290] p.: ill. ; 21 cm. | ISBN: | 0865475571 (alk. paper) | Contents: | Machine generated contents note: Introduction ix -- What Is Sprawl, and Why? 3 -- z The Devil Is in the Details 21 -- 3 The House That Sprawl Built 39 -- 4 The Physical Creation of Society 59 -- 5 The American Transportation Mess 85 -- 6 Sprawl and the Developer 99 -- 7 TheVictims of Sprawl 115 -- 8 The Cityand the Region i35 -- 9 'he Inner City 153 -- lo Howto Make a Town 83 -- ii What Is to Be Done 215 -- Appendix A: The Traditional Neighborhood -- Development Checklist 245 -- Appendix B: The Congress for the New Urbanism 253 -- Acknowledgments 263 -- Notes 267 -- Bibliography 269 -- Sources of Illustrations 277 -- Index 279. | Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-276) and index. | Subjects: | Urbanization--United States. | | Suburbs--United States. | | Community development, Urban--United States. | | Urban renewal--United States. | | Urban policy--United States. | LC Classification: | HT384.U5 D83 2000 | Dewey Class No.: | 307.76/0973 21 |
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