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050 4 _aHT384.U5F55 2006
082 0 _a307.76/0973
100 1 _aFlint, Anthony.
245 1 0 _aThis Land :
_bThe Battle over Sprawl and the Future of America.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aBaltimore :
_bJohns Hopkins University Press,
_c2006.
264 4 _c©2006.
300 _a1 online resource (310 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Introduction: Developing America -- 1 : Grids and Greenfields -- 2 : Suburbia's Promise, and Curse -- 3 : New Paradigm: New Urbanism -- 4 : The Smart Growth Revolution -- 5 : Walk Daily, Buy Local, Build Green -- 6 : Hands Off My Land -- 7 : Dream Defenders and Sprawl Inc. -- 8 : Pitched Battles -- 9 : The Density Dilemma -- 10 : Smart, and Fair -- 11 : Planning and Disaster -- Conclusion: Six Healthy Habits for Sensible Growth -- Notes -- Bibliographical Essay -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520 _aBut with up to 120 million more people in the country by 2050, will the spread-out pattern cave in on itself? Could Americans embrace a new approach to development if it made sense for them?A veteran journalist who covered planning, development, and housing for the Boston Globe for sixteen years and a visiting scholar in 2005 at the Harvard Design School, Flint reveals some surprising truths about the future and how we live in This Land.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aSuburbs - United States.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aFlint, Anthony
_tThis Land
_dBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,c2006
_z9780801884191
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3318274
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