A better place to live : reshaping the American suburb / Philip Langdon.

Main entry:

Langdon, Philip.

Title & Author:

A better place to live : reshaping the American suburb / Philip Langdon.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xvi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
America's failing suburbs -- Streets and where they lead us -- The rise of marketing and the decline of planning -- Controlling the neighborhood -- The rediscovery of the town -- Turning around the American house -- Work, shopping, and transportation -- What government can do -- Repairing the existing suburbs -- Prospects for a new vision.

Summary:

Langdon investigates how factors such as houses, stores, and transportation can generate frustration or contribute to a more congenial way of life, depending on the community design.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

0870239147 (alk. paper)
9780870239144 (alk. paper)
1558491066 (pbk.)
9781558491069 (pbk.)
9780585139036
0585139032

Subject:

Schweiz Eidgenössischer Vorort
Suburbs United States Planning.
City planning United States.
Banlieues États-Unis Planification.
Design urbain États-Unis.
City planning
Suburbs Planning
Lebensqualität
Stadtplanung
Vorort
Stedenbouw.
Voorsteden.
Banlieues États-Unis.
Vie en banlieue États-Unis.
Urbanisation États-Unis.
United States
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 110755
Call No.: ID HT352.U6.L36; ID:94-B61
Status: Available

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