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The Future of the Suburban City Lessons from Sustaining Phoenix /

As a Phoenix native, the author argues that the suburban city, which grew up based on the automobile and the single‑family home, needs to dramatically change and evolve in an era of climate change. He shows how this is possible, and that many suburban cities are already making strides in increasing...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gammage, Grady (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
Edición:1st ed. 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Suburbs, Sprawl, and Sustainability
  • 2. Just Add Water
  • 3. Coping with Heat
  • 4. Transportation and the Suburban City
  • 5. Houses, Shopping Centers, and the Fabric of Suburbia
  • 6. Jobs and the Economy of Cities in the Sand
  • 7. Politics, Resilience, and Survival.