TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marshall,Alex
TI  - How Cities Work: Suburbs, Sprawl, and the Roads Not Taken 
T2  - Constructs Series
SN  - 9780292748323
U1  - 307.76 
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Austin : 
PB  - University of Texas Press, 
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; INTRODUCTION THE SEX OF CITIES --; CHAPTER 1 A TALE OF TWO TOWNS --; CHAPTER 2 THE END OF PLACE --; CHAPTER 3 THE DE CONSTRUCTED CITY --; CHAPTER 4 TRADING PLACES --; CHAPTER 5 JACKSON HEIGHTS --; CHAPTER 6 THE MASTER HAND --; CHAPTER 7 PORTLAND AND OREGON --; CHAPTER 8 NO PLACE CALLED HOME --; CONCLUSION GETTING THERE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; NOTES --; SELECTED REFERENCES --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - 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. 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. 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7560/752399
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292748323
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292748323/original
ER  -