The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community and the American Dream

Author:   Peter Calthorpe
Publisher:   Princeton Architectural Press
Edition:   3rd ed.
ISBN:  

9781878271686


Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 December 1995
Format:   Paperback
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The Next American Metropolis: Ecology, Community and the American Dream


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Regarding 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.

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Author:   Peter Calthorpe
Publisher:   Princeton Architectural Press
Imprint:   Princeton Architectural Press
Edition:   3rd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.541kg
ISBN:  

9781878271686


ISBN 10:   1878271687
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   01 December 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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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


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---


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