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Retrofitting Sprawl: Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form
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Paperback. Editor(s): Talen, Emily. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AMVD; JPQB; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 603.
These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs” as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on ways to fix, repair, and retrofit existing sprawl.
Chapters by planners, geographers, designers, and architects present research grounded in diverse locales including Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Dublin, Ohio; and the Atlanta, ... Read more
These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl. Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs” as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.” While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on ways to fix, repair, and retrofit existing sprawl.
Chapters by planners, geographers, designers, and architects present research grounded in diverse locales including Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; Dublin, Ohio; and the Atlanta, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820345451
SKU
V9780820345451
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About
Emily Talen is a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, USA. Her books include City Rules: How Regulations Affect Urban Form and The Charter of the New Urbanism.
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