The option of urbanism : investing in a new American dream / Christopher B. Leinberger.
By: Leinberger, Christopher B
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BookPublisher: Washington, DC : Island Press, c2008Description: xi, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781597261364 ; 159726136X ; 9781597261371 ; 1597261378.Subject(s): Urbanization -- United States | Community development, Urban | Suburbs -- United States | Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth | City planning -- United States | Sustainable development -- United StatesOnline resources: Table of contents | Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IBB Library-Gidan Kwano | HT384.U5.L44 2009 (Browse shelf) | NC2 | Available | 2342108283 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-200) and index.
Introduction -- Futurama and the 20th-century American dream -- The rise of drivable sub-urbia -- The standard real estate product types : why every place looks like every place else -- Consequences of drivable sub-urban growth -- The market rediscovers walkable urbanism -- Defining walkable urbanism : why more is better -- Unintended consequences of walkable urbanism -- Achieving the next American dream : leveling the playing field and implementing walkable urbanism.
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