{"product_id":"how-cities-work-suburbs-sprawl-and-the-roads-not-taken-paperback-softback-9780292752405","title":"How Cities Work; Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads not Taken (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292752405","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHow Cities Work\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSuburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads not Taken\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlex Marshall (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292752405\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 January 2001\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Do cities work anymore? How did they get to be such sprawling conglomerations of lookalike subdivisions, megafreeways, and \"big box\" superstores surrounded by acres of parking lots? And why, most of all, don't they feel like real communities? These are the questions that Alex Marshall tackles in this hard-hitting, highly readable look at what makes cities work. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Marshall argues that urban life has broken down because of our basic ignorance of the real forces that shape cities-transportation systems, industry and business, and political decision making. He explores how these forces have built four very different urban environments-the decentralized sprawl of California's Silicon Valley, the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood, the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon, and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e To build better cities, Marshall asserts, we must understand and intelligently direct the forces that shape them. Without prescribing any one solution, he defines the key issues facing all concerned citizens who are trying to control urban sprawl and build real communities. His timely book will be important reading for a wide public and professional audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: The Sex of Cities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1: A Tale of Two Towns: Kissimmee versus Celebration and the New Urbanism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2: The End of Place \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3: The Deconstructed City: The Silicon Valley \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4: Trading Places: The City and the Suburb \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5: Jackson Heights: An Anachronism Finds Its Way \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6: The Master Hand: The Role of Government in Building Cities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7: Portland and Oregon: Taming the Forces That Create the Modern Metropolitan Area \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8: No Place Called Home: Community at the Millennium \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 9: Conclusion. Getting There: Building Healthy Cities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Selected References \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584722563352,"sku":"9780292752405","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/how-cities-work-suburbs-sprawl-and-the-roads-not-taken-paperback-softback-9780292752405","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}