Screen LibraryTomorrow's cities, tomorrow's suburbs
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American Planning Association,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago |
| Publication Dates: | 2006. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxi, 354 p.: maps ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
1932364145 (pbk.) 9781932364149 (pbk.) 1932364153 (hardcover) 9781932364156 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | TU984 |
| CLC: | TU984.712 |
| Call Number: | TU984.712/L943 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Is the past prologue for change? -- Too little housing in policy critiques -- Exaggerating city population decline -- Housing and cities' prospects -- Scoping suburban decline -- Discovering poor suburbs -- Do middle-aged suburbs need to reinvent themselves? -- Discovering virtues of old neighborhoods -- Linking patterns, beliefs, and policies -- The cul-de-sac safety myth: housing markets and settlement patterns -- The myth of exurban safety and rational location decisions -- The past and future of small house neighborhoods -- Can local policies make a difference? -- Prospects for stability and revival. |