false 8186 13086 0865476063 9780865476066 63 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166541372m/13086.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166541372s/13086.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13086.Suburban_Nation_The_Rise_of_Sprawl_and_the_Decline_of_the_American_Dream 4.06 341
There is a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and to replace the automobile-based settlement patterns of the past fifty years with a return to more traditional planning principles. This movement stems not only from the realization that sprawl is ecologically and economically unsustainable but also from a growing awareness of sprawl's many victims: children, utterly dependent on parental transportation if they wish to escape the cul-de-sac; the elderly, warehoused in institutions once they lose their driver's licenses; the middle class, stuck in traffic for two or more hours each day.

Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of this movement, and in Suburban Nation they assess sprawl's costs to society, be they ecological, economic, aesthetic, or social. It is a lively, thorough, critical lament, and an entertaining lesson on the distinctions between postwar suburbia-characterized by housing clusters, strip shopping centers, office parks, and parking lots-and the traditional neighborhoods that were built as a matter of course until mid-century. It is an indictment of the entire development community, including governments, for the fact that America no longer builds towns. Most important, though, it is that rare book that also offers solutions.
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]]> 8186 4.04 360 71 8184 3.72 18 7 2003 688282 0974502111 9780974502113 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227103m/688282.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227103s/688282.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688282.SmartCode_Manual_v8_0 5.00 1 8186 4.04 360 71 2006 688281 084781436X 9780847814367 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227103m/688281.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227103s/688281.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688281.Towns_and_Town_Making_Principles 2.00 1 8186 4.04 360 71 1991 688280 0071376755 9780071376754 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227102m/688280.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177227102s/688280.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688280.Smart_Growth_Manual 2.00 1 *Explains how to apply the techniques of TND (Traditional Neighborhood Development) to revitalize cities, suburbs, and planned communities
*Presents broad New Urbanist planning strategies covering land use, zoning, transportation, parking, etc.
*Full-color layout clearly illustrates concepts
*Includes a Smart Growth Checklist and scores of how-to and how-not-to examples]]> 8186 4.04 360 71 8184 3.72 18 7 8185 3.88 8 4 2005 3284024 0974502154 9780974502151 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3284024.SmartCode_Version_9_and_Manual 0.0 0 SmartCode Version 9 and Manual is a guide to the adoption, customization, and implementation of development and zoning ordinances that enable and encourage Smart Growth and New Urbanism. An important advance in comprehensive land development planning and coding, it will help guide you in the creation of environmentally sustainable, economically competitive, and truly livable places. It folds zoning, subdivision regulations, urban design, and basic architectural standards into one compact document.]]> 8186 4.04 360 71 2169 3.67 100 22 657994 4.50 2 0 2008