The Future of the Suburban City Lessons from Sustaining Phoenix /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gammage, Grady (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Industrial management > Environmental aspects.; Landscape architecture.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Landscape Architecture.; Urbanism.; Sustainability Management.

As a Phoenix native, the author argues that the suburban city, which grew up based on the automobile and the single‑family home, needs to dramatically change and evolve in an era of climate change. He shows how this is possible, and that many suburban cities are already making strides in increasing...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Suburbs, Sprawl, and Sustainability
• 2. Just Add Water
• 3. Coping with Heat
• 4. Transportation and the Suburban City
• 5. Houses, Shopping Centers, and the Fabric of Suburbia
• 6. Jobs and the Economy of Cities in the Sand
• 7. Politics, Resilience, and Survival.