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America's Urban Future
Tomalty, Ray; Mallach, Alan
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Description for America's Urban Future
Paperback. In America's Urban Future, urban experts Ray Tomalty and Alan Mallach examine US policy in the light of the Canadian experience and use that experience as a starting point to generate specific policy recommendations. Their recommendations are designed to help the US further its urban revival and build more walkable, energy-efficient communities. Num Pages: 225 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; AMCR; AMVD; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
The headlines about cities celebrate their resurgence, with empty nesters and Millennials alike investing in our urban areas, moving away from car dependence, and demanding walkable, transit-oriented neighbourhoods. But, in reality, these changes are taking place in a scattered and piecemeal fashion. While areas of a handful of cities are booming, most US metros continue to follow old patterns of central city decline and suburban sprawl. As demographic shifts change housing markets and climate change ushers in new ways of looking at settlement patterns, pressure for change in urban policy is growing. More and more policy makers are raising questions ... Read more
The headlines about cities celebrate their resurgence, with empty nesters and Millennials alike investing in our urban areas, moving away from car dependence, and demanding walkable, transit-oriented neighbourhoods. But, in reality, these changes are taking place in a scattered and piecemeal fashion. While areas of a handful of cities are booming, most US metros continue to follow old patterns of central city decline and suburban sprawl. As demographic shifts change housing markets and climate change ushers in new ways of looking at settlement patterns, pressure for change in urban policy is growing. More and more policy makers are raising questions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Island Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781610915960
SKU
V9781610915960
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About Tomalty, Ray; Mallach, Alan
Ray Tomalty is principal of Smart Cities Research Services, a research consultancy specialising in urban sustainability, including growth management, active transportation, green infrastructure, community energy planning, housing affordability, fiscal issues, and urban governance. He is the author of many research papers and policy reports prepared for federal, provincial and municipal governments and the non-profit sector in Canada. He is an ... Read more
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