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OverviewEdgeless cities are a form of sprawling development that account for the bulk of office space found outside of downtowns. This title explores America's new metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of suburban office space across the nation. It delinates two types of suburban office development - bounded and edgeless. It covers the evolving geography of office space in 13 of the countries largest markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC The book demonstrates how edgeless cities differ from traditional office areas and he provides an overview of national, regional and metropolitan office markets, covers ways to map and measure them and discusses the challenges urban policymakers and practitioners will face as this new suburban form continues to spread. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert E. LangPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Brookings Institution Weight: 0.028kg ISBN: 9780815706120ISBN 10: 081570612 Pages: 154 Publication Date: 28 February 2003 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis book promises to be of interest to a wide specialist audience, ranging from urban theorists to city planners and developers. --Stefan Buzar, University of London, Regional Studies An informative look at a new form of city development that combines grand-scale office parks with major retail and housing, instead of having the traditional delineated boundaries between home and store. -- The Bookwatch Robert Lang's Edgeless Cities is real research, not just another antisprawl rant. --Harold Henderson, American Planning Association, Planning, 10/1/2003 Author InformationRobert E. Lang is co director of the Metropolitan Institute and a professor in the Urban Affairs and Planning graduate program at Virginia Tech. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |