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Variations of Suburbanism.

Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it's the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities that pose the biggest questions of the urban millennium: How can the scattered patchwork of urban a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schönig, Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia University Press, 2015.
Colección:City Planning - Architecture - Society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, sub-urban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it's the rapidly growing areas outside the central cities that pose the biggest questions of the urban millennium: How can the scattered patchwork of urban areas and social spaces linked by networks of highways and public transportation function as a sustainable and livable urban environment? Answering this question requires understanding suburban spaces as heterogeneous urban areas with distinct local characteristics, qualities, and problems. Following this.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:3838267095
9783838267098