Main entry:

Flint, Anthony, 1962-

Title & Author:

This land : the battle over sprawl and the future of America / Anthony Flint.

Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.

Description:

298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.
Introduction : Developing America -- Grids and greenfields -- Suburbia's promise, and curse -- New paradigm : new urbanism -- The smart growth revolution -- Walk daily, buy local, build green -- Hands off my land -- Dream defenders and Sprawl Inc. -- Pitched battles -- The density dilemma -- Smart, and fair -- Planning and disaster -- Conclusion: Six healthy habits for sensible growth.

Summary:

"This Land tells the untold story of development in America - how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic, and cultural forces. It is the story of the burgeoning anti-sprawl movement, a 1960s-style revolution of New Urbanism, smart growth, and green building. And it is the story of landowners fighting back on the basis of property rights, with free-market libertarians, home builders, road pavers, financial institutions, and even the lawn-care industry right alongside them."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0801884195 (hard cover ; alk. paper)
9780801884191 (hard cover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Cities and towns United States Growth.
Real estate development United States.
Suburbs United States.
Land use United States.
Cities and towns Growth.
Real estate development.
Suburbs.
Land use.
Urban sprawl United States.
Villes Croissance.
Promotion immobilière.
Banlieues.
Utilisation du sol.
Villes États-Unis Croissance.
Promotion immobilière États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol États-Unis.
real estate development.
suburban growth.
urban sprawl.
suburbs.
satellite cities.
Baugrundstück
Bevölkerungswachstum
Stadtentwicklung
Vorstadt
Zersiedlung
Verstädterung
Gegenbewegung
United States
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 247036
Call No.: BIB 176593
Status: Available