Title: Yard, street, park : the design of suburban open space /
Authors: Girling, Cynthia L., 1952-; Helphand, Kenneth I.
Publisher: J. Wiley,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Suburbs United States Planning.; Open spaces United States Planning.
Abstract: Nearly half of all Americans now reside in suburbia. Lured by the prospect of the "golden mean" of city and country, privacy and community, nature and designed space, city dwellers, for more than a century, have been fleeing the crush of urban life in greater and greater numbers for suburban developments. Unfortunately, the American suburb has rarely succeeded in delivering on its promise of the "best of both worlds," with a more intimate sense of community and enhanced personal freedom.
Contents: 1. Suburb -- 2. Meanings: Yard, Street, Park -- 3. Origins: The Early Models -- 4. Increments: The Subdivided Suburbs -- 5. Linkages: Community Planning -- 6. Themes: Technoburbs and Ecoburbs -- 7. Centers and Networks: The New Suburbs -- 8. Suburbia 2000.