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Urban sprawl in Western Europe and the United States /
"Urban sprawl is one of the key planning issues today. This book compares Western Europe and the USA, focusing on anti-sprawl policies. The USA is known for its settlement patterns that emphasize low-density suburban development and extreme automobile dependence, whereas European countries emph...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2016.
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| Collection: | Urban planning and environment.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | "Urban sprawl is one of the key planning issues today. This book compares Western Europe and the USA, focusing on anti-sprawl policies. The USA is known for its settlement patterns that emphasize low-density suburban development and extreme automobile dependence, whereas European countries emphasize higher densities, pro-transit policies and more compact urban growth. Yet, on closer inspection, the differences are not as wide as first appears. A key feature of the book is the attention given to France; its experience is little known in the English-speaking world. The book concludes that both continents can offer each other useful insights and perhaps policy guidance."--Jacket. |
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| Description: | Originally published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing. |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781351876414 1351876414 9781315235226 1315235226 9781351876391 1351876392 9781351876407 1351876406 |