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020			_a0801884195 (hard cover : alk. paper)
020			_a9780801884191
035			_a(OCoLC)ocm61879684
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049			_aCARIBET
050	0	0	_aHT384.U5 _bF55 2006
082	0	0	_a307.76/0973 _222
100	1		_aFlint, Anthony _d1962- _9224273
245	1	0	_aThis Land : _bthe battle over sprawl and the future of America. / _cAnthony Flint. _htxt
264			_aBaltimore : _bJohn Hopkins, _c2006.
300			_a298 p. _bill. ; _c24 cm. _fbook
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediaded _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aIndex.
504			_aBibliography.
505	0		_aContents: Introduction: Developing America I -- 1: Grids and Greenfields 19 -- 2: Suburbia’s Promise and Curse 40 -- 3: New Paradigm: New Urbanism 61 -- 4: The Smart Growth Revolution 81 -- 5: Walk Daily, Buy Local, Build Green 104 -- 6: Hands Off My Land 127 -- 7: Dream Defenders and Sprawl Inc. 149 -- 8: Pitched Battles 172 -- 9: The Density Dilemma 191 -- 10: Smart, and Fair 209 -- 11: Planning and Disaster 229 -- Conclusion: Six Healthy Habits for Sensible Growth 246 -- Notes 261 -- Bibliographical Essay 273 -- Acknowledgments 279 -- Index 283 --
520			_aDespite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever - into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. We cling to the notion of safer neighborhoods and better schools, but what we get, argues Anthony Flint, is long commutes, crushing gas prices and higher taxes and a landscape of strip malls and office parks badly in need of a makeover. 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 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, homebuilders, road pavers, financial institutions, and even the lawn care industry right alongside them. The subdivisions and extra wide roadways are encroaching into the wetlands of Florida, ranchlands in Texas, and the desert outside Phoenix and Las Vegas. But with up to 120 million more people in the country by 2050, will the spread out pattern cave in on itself? Could Americans embrace a new approach to development if it made sense for them? A veteran journalist who covered planning, development, and housing for the Boston Globe for sixteen years and a visiting scholar in 2005 at the Harvard Design School, Flint reveals some surprising truths about the future and how we live in This Land --
650		0	_aCities and towns _zUnited States _xGrowth _973674 _2Local
650		0	_aLand use _zUnited States _9122763 _2Local
650		0	_aSuburbs _zUnited States _9175654 _2Local
650		0	_aReal estate development _zUnited States _9157375 _2Local
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