The Option of Urbanism
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The Option of Urbanism

Investing in a New American Dream

Christopher B. Leinberger

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The Option of Urbanism

Investing in a New American Dream

Christopher B. Leinberger

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Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb. Rooted in the driving forces of the economy—car manufacturing and the oil industry—this type of growth has fostered the decline of community, contributed to urban decay, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and contributed to the rise in obesity and asthma.

Highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for this type of development, The Option of Urbanism shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable.

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Publisher
Island Press
Year
2010
ISBN
9781597267762
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Architecture General

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    Citation styles for The Option of Urbanism

    APA 6 Citation

    Leinberger, C. (2010). The Option of Urbanism ([edition unavailable]). Island Press. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/2984993 (Original work published 2010)

    Chicago Citation

    Leinberger, Christopher. (2010) 2010. The Option of Urbanism. [Edition unavailable]. Island Press. https://www.perlego.com/book/2984993.

    Harvard Citation

    Leinberger, C. (2010) The Option of Urbanism. [edition unavailable]. Island Press. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/2984993 (Accessed: 5 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Leinberger, Christopher. The Option of Urbanism. [edition unavailable]. Island Press, 2010. Web. 5 July 2024.