Option of urbanism : investing in a new American dream
Publication details: Washington, D. C. Island Press 2008Description: xi,207,ipISBN:- 9781597261364
- 307.760973 LEI
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | CEPT Library | Faculty of Planning | 307.760973 LEI | Available | 015653 |
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Introduction l
1.Futurama and the 20th-Century American Dream 12
2.The Rise of Drivable Sub-urbia 31
3.The Standard Real Estate Product Types: Why Every Place Looks Like Every Place Else 45
4.Consequences of Drivable Sub-urban Growth 63
5.The Market Rediscovers Walkable Urbanism 86
6.Defining Walkable Urbanism: Why More is Better 113
7.Unintended Consequences of Walkable Urbanism 138
8.Achieving the Next American Dream: Leveling the Playing Field and Implementing Walkable Urbanism 150
Notes 177
Index 201
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