The option of urbanism
Subtitle: investing in a new American dream
By: Christopher B. Leinberger
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781597261364; 9781597261371
Subjects: Urbanization -- United States; Community development, Urban; Suburbs -- United States; Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth; City planning -- United States; Sustainable development -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-200) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Futurama and the 20th-century American dream; title: The rise of drivable sub-urbia; title: The standard real estate product types : why every place looks like every place else; title: Consequences of drivable sub-urban growth; title: The market rediscovers walkable urbanism; title: Defining walkable urbanism : why more is better; title: Unintended consequences of walkable urbanism; title: Achieving the next American dream : leveling the playing field and implementing walkable urbanism