Sprawling places / David Kolb.

Main entry:

Kolb, David.

Title & Author:

Sprawling places / David Kolb.

Publication:

Description:

ix, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-250) and index.
Places today -- What is a place? -- Place complexity -- Commodification, systems, and places -- Full theme ahead -- Suburban promises and problems -- Toward more complexity in suburbia.

Summary:

Theme parks, suburban sprawl, anonymous functional places such as airports and parking lots are real human spaces, contends Kolb (emeritus philosophy, Bates College). He argues that they must be measured in terms of their own new forms of connection rather than against classic hierarchical unities. The final section narrows the focus to suburban sprawl, which he defends against many (but not all) criticisms, and proposes policy changes to make suburbia more complex, just, and humane. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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ISBN:

9780820329888 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0820329886 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780820329895 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0820329894 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Sociology, Urban.
Cities and towns.
Cities
Sociologie urbaine.
Villes.
urban sociology.
cities.
Stadtsoziologie

Holdings:

Location: Library main 263931
Call No.: BIB 195239
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available

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