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UNINA9910957766903321 |
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Titolo |
Urban sprawl in Western Europe and the United States / / edited by Harry W. Richardson, Chang-Hee Christine Bae |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-351-87640-6 |
1-138-26643-4 |
1-315-23522-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 pages) : illustrations, tables, maps |
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Collana |
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Urban planning and environment |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BaeChang-Hee Christine |
RichardsonHarry W. <1938-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Europe, Western - Growth |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth |
City planning - Environmental aspects - Europe, Western |
City planning - Environmental aspects - United States |
Urban policy - Europe, Western |
Urban policy - United States |
Land subdivision - Europe, Western |
Land subdivision - United States |
Europe, Western Population |
Europe, Western Environmental conditions |
United States Population |
United States Environmental conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. I. The United Kingdom -- pt. II. France and continental Western Europe -- pt. III. The United States of America. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Urban sprawl is one of the key planning issues today. This book compares Western Europe and the USA, focusing on anti-sprawl policies. The USA is known for its settlement patterns that emphasize low-density suburban development and extreme automobile dependence, whereas European countries emphasize higher densities, |
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