The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream

Author:   Christopher B. Leinberger
Publisher:   Island Press
ISBN:  

9781597261364


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 November 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Christopher B. Leinberger
Publisher:   Island Press
Imprint:   Island Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781597261364


ISBN 10:   159726136
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   09 November 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

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Leinberger, a developer who teaches real estate at the University of Michigan, may be the boldest prophet of walkability anywhere. ''''The United States, '''' he writes, ''''is on the verge of a new phase in constructing its built environment.''''--Alan Ehrenhalt Governing magazine


Leinberger, a developer who teaches real estate at the University of Michigan, may be the boldest prophet of walkability anywhere. ''''The United States,'''' he writes, ''''is on the verge of a new phase in constructing its built environment.'''' -- Alan Ehrenhalt Governing magazine


Christopher B. Leinberger admirably chronicles the real estate industry's critical role in the evolving nature of the Americna Dream. Drawing equally from history, professional experience, research and pop culture, he makes a very readable case for the desirability and realization of the next American Dream walkable urbanism. Reading his analysis reinvigorates my passion for the dynamic potential of our industry. --Albert B. Ratner co-chairman of the board of directors, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.


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Christopher B. Leinberger is a developer, professor, consultant, and author whose work has focused on making progressive development profitable. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and is director of the Graduate Real Estate Program at the University of Michigan. He is a founding partner of Arcadia Land Company, a progressive real estate development firm, and has written award-winning articles for publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal.

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