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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.

Duany, Andres. (Author). Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth. (Added Author). Speck, Jeff. (Added Author).

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  • ISBN: 0865476063 (pbk)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 293 p. : ill., maps ; 20 x 20 cm.
  • Edition: 1st paperback ed.
  • Publisher: New York : North Point Press, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-280) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Urbanization > United States.
Suburbs > United States.
Community development, Urban > United States.
Urban renewal > United States.
Urban policy > United States.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library HT 384 .U5 D83 2001 30527707 General Collection Available -

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Suburban Nation : The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
Suburban Nation : The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
by Duany, Andres; Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth; Speck, Jeff
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Author Notes

Suburban Nation : The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

Andres Duany, along with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, leads a firm that has designed more than 200 new neighborhoods & community revitalization plans, most notably, Seaside, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography)

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, along with Andres Duany, leads a firm that has designed more than 200 new neighborhoods & community revitalization plans, most notably, Seaside, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography)

Jeff Speck is director of town planning for the firm led by Andres Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk that has designed more than 200 new neighborhoods & community revitalization plans, most notably, Seaside, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography)


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