Boomburbs [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of America's accidental cities / / Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy
| Boomburbs [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of America's accidental cities / / Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy |
| Autore | Lang Robert <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LeFurgyJennifer B |
| Collana | James A. Johnson metro series |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States
Suburban life - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-85663-7
9786610856633 0-8157-5112-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Legoland -- From settlements to super suburbs -- Who live in the boomburbs -- The business of boomburbs -- Big skies, small lots : boomburb housing and master-planned development -- The small town politics of big cities -- Boomburbs at buildout -- Emerging urban realms and the boomburbs of 2030. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457893703321 |
Lang Robert <1959->
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| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 | ||
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Boomburbs [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of America's accidental cities / / Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy
| Boomburbs [[electronic resource] ] : the rise of America's accidental cities / / Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy |
| Autore | Lang Robert <1959-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (231 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LeFurgyJennifer B |
| Collana | James A. Johnson metro series |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States
Suburban life - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-85663-7
9786610856633 0-8157-5112-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Legoland -- From settlements to super suburbs -- Who live in the boomburbs -- The business of boomburbs -- Big skies, small lots : boomburb housing and master-planned development -- The small town politics of big cities -- Boomburbs at buildout -- Emerging urban realms and the boomburbs of 2030. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784489303321 |
Lang Robert <1959->
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| Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2007 | ||
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City suburbs : placing suburbia in a post-suburban world / / Alan Mace
| City suburbs : placing suburbia in a post-suburban world / / Alan Mace |
| Autore | Mace Alan <1960-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7409421 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - England - London
Suburbs - United States Suburban life - England - London Suburban life - United States Sociology, Urban |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-06672-3
1-299-27963-5 1-135-07618-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; In conversation with Professor Sir Peter Hall; 1 Introduction; A suburban-urban world; Post-suburbia; Constructing suburbia; Structure of the book; Summary; 2 The contemporary context; Introduction; Global suburbia; Cities, regions; Residential impacts of agglomeration and dispersal; Summary; 3 Suburban homeland; Introduction; Private project; The suburban state; Managing the city; The city-suburban binary; Summary; 4 Variegated suburbia; Introduction; Suburban difference
Suburban society and politicsSummary; 5 constructing suburban meaning; Introduction; The Bourdieuian approach; Distinction; Critiques; Bourdieu in the 'burbs; Summary; 6 Semi-detached London?; Introduction; Moving across the urban canvas; Suburban distinction?; Participation; Summary; 7 Change in outer London; Introduction; Policy turns; Ethnicity and change; Place and porosity; Summary; 8 Placing the suburbs; Introduction; Place; Placing in historical context; Beyond Anglo-American histories; History and meaning-making; Placing meaning; Place as relational; Conclusions; Appendix; References Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465413403321 |
Mace Alan <1960-, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
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City suburbs : placing suburbia in a post-suburban world / / Alan Mace
| City suburbs : placing suburbia in a post-suburban world / / Alan Mace |
| Autore | Mace Alan <1960-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.7409421 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - England - London
Suburbs - United States Suburban life - England - London Suburban life - United States Sociology, Urban |
| ISBN |
1-135-07617-0
0-203-06672-3 1-299-27963-5 1-135-07618-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; In conversation with Professor Sir Peter Hall; 1 Introduction; A suburban-urban world; Post-suburbia; Constructing suburbia; Structure of the book; Summary; 2 The contemporary context; Introduction; Global suburbia; Cities, regions; Residential impacts of agglomeration and dispersal; Summary; 3 Suburban homeland; Introduction; Private project; The suburban state; Managing the city; The city-suburban binary; Summary; 4 Variegated suburbia; Introduction; Suburban difference
Suburban society and politicsSummary; 5 constructing suburban meaning; Introduction; The Bourdieuian approach; Distinction; Critiques; Bourdieu in the 'burbs; Summary; 6 Semi-detached London?; Introduction; Moving across the urban canvas; Suburban distinction?; Participation; Summary; 7 Change in outer London; Introduction; Policy turns; Ethnicity and change; Place and porosity; Summary; 8 Placing the suburbs; Introduction; Place; Placing in historical context; Beyond Anglo-American histories; History and meaning-making; Placing meaning; Place as relational; Conclusions; Appendix; References Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792196503321 |
Mace Alan <1960-, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Community development : extent of federal influence on "urban sprawl" is unclear : report to Congressional requesters / / United States General Accounting Office
| Community development : extent of federal influence on "urban sprawl" is unclear : report to Congressional requesters / / United States General Accounting Office |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013) : , : The Office, , [1999] |
| Descrizione fisica | 81 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm |
| Disciplina | 307.1/416/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - United States - Growth
Community development - Law and legislation - United States Community development - United States - Planning Land use, Urban - United States Suburbs - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Community development |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910690656003321 |
| Washington, D.C. (P.O. Box 37050, Washington, D.C. 20013) : , : The Office, , [1999] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross
| Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States
Cities and towns - United States - Growth Urbanization - United States Traffic flow - United States Land use - United States - Planning |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-936016-2
0-19-026330-X 0-19-936015-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Dead End""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Strange Birth of Suburbia""; ""2 Planners and Embalmers""; ""3 Government-Sponsored Sprawl""; ""4 Ticky-Tacky Boxes""; ""5 Jane Jacobs versus the Planners""; ""6 Saving the City""; ""7 The Age of the Nimby""; ""8 Spreading like Cancer""; ""9 The War of Greed against Snobbery""; ""10 A New Thirst for City Life""; ""11 Backlash from the Right""; ""12 The Language of Land Use""; ""13 Breaking New Ground""; ""14 The Politics of Smart Growth""; ""15 Democratic Urbanism""
""16 Affordable Housing in an Ownership Society""""17 On Track toward Livable Cities""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458321703321 |
Ross Benjamin
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
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Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross
| Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States
Cities and towns - United States - Growth Urbanization - United States Traffic flow - United States Land use - United States - Planning |
| ISBN |
0-19-936016-2
0-19-026330-X 0-19-936015-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC026030SOC015000HIS036010 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Dead End""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Strange Birth of Suburbia""; ""2 Planners and Embalmers""; ""3 Government-Sponsored Sprawl""; ""4 Ticky-Tacky Boxes""; ""5 Jane Jacobs versus the Planners""; ""6 Saving the City""; ""7 The Age of the Nimby""; ""8 Spreading like Cancer""; ""9 The War of Greed against Snobbery""; ""10 A New Thirst for City Life""; ""11 Backlash from the Right""; ""12 The Language of Land Use""; ""13 Breaking New Ground""; ""14 The Politics of Smart Growth""; ""15 Democratic Urbanism""
""16 Affordable Housing in an Ownership Society""""17 On Track toward Livable Cities""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790905203321 |
Ross Benjamin
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
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Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross
| Dead end : suburban sprawl and the rebirth of American urbanism / / Benjamin Ross |
| Autore | Ross Benjamin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (257 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.740973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Suburbs - United States
Cities and towns - United States - Growth Urbanization - United States Traffic flow - United States Land use - United States - Planning |
| ISBN |
0-19-936016-2
0-19-026330-X 0-19-936015-4 |
| Classificazione | SOC026030SOC015000HIS036010 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Dead End""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Strange Birth of Suburbia""; ""2 Planners and Embalmers""; ""3 Government-Sponsored Sprawl""; ""4 Ticky-Tacky Boxes""; ""5 Jane Jacobs versus the Planners""; ""6 Saving the City""; ""7 The Age of the Nimby""; ""8 Spreading like Cancer""; ""9 The War of Greed against Snobbery""; ""10 A New Thirst for City Life""; ""11 Backlash from the Right""; ""12 The Language of Land Use""; ""13 Breaking New Ground""; ""14 The Politics of Smart Growth""; ""15 Democratic Urbanism""
""16 Affordable Housing in an Ownership Society""""17 On Track toward Livable Cities""; ""Afterword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823917503321 |
Ross Benjamin
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| New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Factors influencing operating speeds and safety on rural and suburban roads / / Leverson Boodlal [and eight others]
| Factors influencing operating speeds and safety on rural and suburban roads / / Leverson Boodlal [and eight others] |
| Autore | Boodlal Leverson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | McLean, VA : , : U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, , May 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (380 unnumbered pages) : color illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Traffic speed - United States
Traffic safety - United States Rural roads - United States Suburbs - United States |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703862903321 |
Boodlal Leverson
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| McLean, VA : , : U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Research, Development, and Technology, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, , May 2015 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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It's a sprawl world after all [[electronic resource] ] : [the human cost of unplanned growth-- and visions of a better future] / / Douglas E. Morris
| It's a sprawl world after all [[electronic resource] ] : [the human cost of unplanned growth-- and visions of a better future] / / Douglas E. Morris |
| Autore | Morris Douglas <1961-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Gabriola, BC, : New Society Publishers, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.760976 |
| Soggetto topico |
Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects - United States
Suburbs - United States Community development, Urban - United States City and town life |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-46423-X
1-55092-321-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Advance Praise; Half Title; Title Page; Rights Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Part One; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Part Two; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Index; About the Author; Other New Society Publishers titles of interest; EcoAudit |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450639603321 |
Morris Douglas <1961->
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| Gabriola, BC, : New Society Publishers, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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