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

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...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Duany, Andres (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth (VerfasserIn), Speck, Jeff (VerfasserIn)
Format: UnknownFormat
Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY North Point Press 2000
Ausgabe:1. ed., 4. printing
Schlagworte:
Online Zugang:Autorenbiografie
Verlagsangaben
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung: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.
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
Beschreibung:Literaturverz. S. 269 - 276
Beschreibung:XIV, 289 S
Ill., Kt
21 cm
ISBN:0865475571
0-86547-557-1