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Sprawl

A Compact History

Sprawl( )
Author: Bruegmann, Robert
ISBN:978-0-226-07690-4
Publication Date:Nov 2005
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $45.00
Book Description:

As anyone who has flown into Los Angeles at dusk or Houston at midday knows, urban areas today defy traditional notions of what a city is. Our old definitions of urban, suburban, and rural fail to capture the complexity of these vast regions with their superhighways, subdivisions, industrial areas, office parks, and resort areas pushing far out into the countryside. Detractors call it sprawl and assert that it is economically inefficient, socially inequitable, environmentally...
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Book Details
Pages:306
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development
Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.357 x 9.009 x 0.901 Inches
Book Weight:1.232 Pounds



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