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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460530003321

Autore

Marshall Alex <1959->

Titolo

How cities work : suburbs, sprawl, and the roads not taken / / Alex Marshall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin : , : University of Texas Press, , [2000]

©2000

ISBN

0-292-74832-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Constructs series

Disciplina

307.76

Soggetti

City planning

Cities and towns - Growth

Suburbs

Social psychology

Social participation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Introduction: The Sex of Cities""; ""1. A Tale of Two Towns: Kissimmee versus Celebration and the New Urbanism""; ""2. The End of Place""; ""3. The Deconstructed City: The Silicon Valley""; ""4. Trading Places: The City and the Suburb""; ""5. Jackson Heights: An Anachronism Finds Its Way""; ""6. The Master Hand: The Role of Government in Building Cities""; ""7. Portland and Oregon: Taming the Forces That Create the Modern Metropolitan Area""; ""8. No Place Called Home: Community at the Millennium""; ""Conclusion. Getting There: Building Healthy Cities""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""

""Selected References""""Index""