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Next American Metropolis : Ecology, Community, and the American Dream by Peter Calthorpe (1995, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherPrinceton Architectural Press
ISBN-101878271687
ISBN-139781878271686
eBay Product ID (ePID)196332

Product Key Features

Book TitleNext American Metropolis : Ecology, Community, and the American Dream
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1995
TopicPublic Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenrePolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorPeter Calthorpe
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight19 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN93-010170
Dewey Edition20
ReviewsAdvocates a fundamental change in patterns of building to respond to the growth crisis in US metropolitan regions. Defines a new direction, and provides guidelines--not an architectural manifesto or utopian proposal, but the alternatives currently shaping debate regarding housing, traffic, and environmental and social problems. Describes numerous real projects from various regions. Abundantly illustrated. Book News, Advocates a fundamental change in patterns of building to respond to the growth crisis in US metropolitan regions. Defines a new direction, and provides guidelines--not an architectural manifesto or utopian proposal, but the alternatives currently shaping debate regarding housing, traffic, and environmental and social problems. Describes numerous real projects from various regions. Abundantly illustrated. Book News -- -
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromEighth Grade
Grade ToCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal307.76/0973
SynopsisRegarding issues of urban sprawl Visit Sprawl Net, at Rice University. It's under construction, but it should be an interesting resource. Check out the traffic in the land of commuting. And, finally, enjoy Los Angeles: Revisiting the Four Ecologies.
LC Classification NumberHT167.C3 1993