How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken
- ISBN-10
- 0292752407
- ISBN-13
- 9780292752405
- Series
- How Cities Work
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 243
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Author
- Alex Marshall
Description
The author explores "the decentralized spread of California's Silicon Valley, the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood, the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon, and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida," and argues that the real forces of shaping cities--transportation systems, industry and business, and political decision making--have been ignored.--Cover.
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