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

Synopsis

Founders Of The Congress For The New Urbanism, Andres Duany And Elizabeth Plater-zyberk Assess Sprawl's Costs To Society, Be They Ecological, Economic, Aesthetic, Or Social. This Book Is A Lively Critical Lament, And An Entertaining Lesson On The Distinctions Between Postwar Suburbia - Characterized By Housing Clusters, Strip Shopping Centers, Office Parks, And Parking Lots - And The Traditional Neighborhoods That Were Built As A Matter Of Course Until Mid-century. It Indicts The Design And Development Industries For The Fact That America No Longer Builds Towns. Most Important, Though, It Is A Book That Also Offers Us Solutions.--jacket. 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. Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-zyberk, And Jeff Speck. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 269-276) And Index.