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Retrofitting Sprawl - Addressing Seventy Years of Failed Urban Form (Paperback)
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These twelve previously unpublished essays present innovative and
practical ideas for addressing the harmful effects of sprawl.
Sprawl is not only an ongoing focus of specialized magazines like
Dwell; indeed, Time magazine has cited “recycling the suburbs”
as the second of “Ten Ideas Changing the World Right Now.”
While most conversations on sprawl tend to focus on its
restriction, this book presents an overview of current thinking on
ways to fix, repair, and retrofit existing sprawl. Chapters by
planners, geographers, designers, and architects present research
grounded in diverse locales including Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle,
Washington; Dublin, Ohio; and the Atlanta, Georgia, and Washington,
D.C. metro areas. The authors address head-on the most
controversial aspects of sprawl—issues of power and control,
justice and equity, and American attitudes about regulating private
development. But they also put these issues in practical contexts,
bringing in examples of redesign that are already occurring around
the country, including the retrofitting of corridors and the
repurposing of cul-de-sacs. Whether fixing sprawl requires a
“cultural shift” in thinking or a “coordinated effort” by
local government, these essays testify that a combination of
forethought and creative thinking will be needed.
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Imprint: |
University of Georgia Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2015 |
Editors: |
Emily Talen
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8203-4545-1 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-8203-4545-8 |
Barcode: |
9780820345451 |
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