Bruegmann, Robert

Sprawl: A Compact History

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ISBN 13:: 9780226076904
author:: Bruegmann, Robert
format:: HardBack
publisher:: University of Chicago Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2005
Pages:: 306
Dimensions:: 158 mm X 238 mm
Genre:: Development studies
Condition:: New
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Urban areas today defy traditional notions of what a city is. Superhighways, subdivisions, industrial areas, office parks, and resort areas have pushed far out into the countryside, leading to the development of vast regions with complex characteristics. Robert Bruegmann argues that this expanded city is not a recent phenomenon, nor is it uniquely American. Instead, he demonstrates that sprawl has been a characteristic of urban development since cities themselves began, comparable to ancient Rome and eighteenth-century Paris. Bruegmann's history of the extended city offers a new perspective on sprawl, one that challenges common assumptions about its economic, social, and environmental impact.

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