| Variations of Suburbanism: Approaching a Global Phenomenon Contributor(s): Schönig, Barbara (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3838207092 ISBN-13: 9783838207094 Publisher: Ibidem Press OUR PRICE: $47.52 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development |
| Dewey: 307.1 |
| Series: City Planning - Architecture - Society |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Considered to be sub-ordinated and sub-prime to the city, suburban areas receive little attention by researchers and designers. However, it is the rapidly growing areas outside 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 path, Variations of Suburbanism explores the formation, characteristics, and trends of suburban areas all over the world. It provides insights on common features and differences of suburban governance, design, and infrastructure and discusses strategies to understand and design suburban areas in an increasingly suburbanizing world. |