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How Cities Work : Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken.
Title:
How Cities Work : Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken.
Author:
Marshall, Alex.
ISBN:
9780292748323
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (270 pages)
Series:
Constructs Series
Contents:
Introduction: The Sex of Cities -- 1. A Tale of Two Towns: Kissimmee versus Celebration and the New Urbanism -- 2. The End of Place -- 3. The Deconstructed City: The Silicon Valley -- 4. Trading Places: The City and the Suburb -- 5. Jackson Heights: An Anachronism Finds Its Way -- 6. The Master Hand: The Role of Government in Building Cities -- 7. Portland and Oregon: Taming the Forces That Create the Modern Metropolitan Area -- 8. No Place Called Home: Community at the Millennium -- Conclusion. Getting There: Building Healthy Cities -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Selected References -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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