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Welcome to the Suburban Nation

Plunge into the pivotal exploration of America''s car-centric suburban phenomenon that has shaped the landscape of the North American continent over the last century. Suburban Nation stands as a prominent voice advocating change in suburban sprawl and the over-reliance on personal vehicles.

Suburban Nation is the brainchild of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, who are leading the charge towards traditional urban planning practices.

But this is no simple exposé of post-war planning failures. Instead, Suburban Nation presents a compelling rebuttal to the ''sprawl and crawl'' of residential development and transportation design that has marked America''s suburban spaces. This inspiring narrative delves into the multi-faceted aspects of urban design, public transit accessibility, traffic, and sprawl, invoking a collective rethink of how we liv

Suburban Nation

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    A Paperback / softback by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Jeff Speck

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      Publisher North Point Press
      Published 14 September 2010
      ISBN-13 9780865477506
      978-0865477506
      ISBN-10 0865477507
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      Urban communities / city life

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Welcome to the Suburban Nation

      Plunge into the pivotal exploration of America''s car-centric suburban phenomenon that has shaped the landscape of the North American continent over the last century. Suburban Nation stands as a prominent voice advocating change in suburban sprawl and the over-reliance on personal vehicles.

      Suburban Nation is the brainchild of the founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, who are leading the charge towards traditional urban planning practices.

      But this is no simple exposé of post-war planning failures. Instead, Suburban Nation presents a compelling rebuttal to the ''sprawl and crawl'' of residential development and transportation design that has marked America''s suburban spaces. This inspiring narrative delves into the multi-faceted aspects of urban design, public transit accessibility, traffic, and sprawl, invoking a collective rethink of how we liv

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