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Smart Growth in a Changing World
This book is the latest book from the author, documents the United States' hidden crisis and shows how balanced transportation and natural resources preservation can make new urban development sustainable, as well as more efficient and more equitable.
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152 pages, Paperback
First published June 4, 2007
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December 15, 2013
This is a fascinating book written one year before the Global Financial Crisis. It explores 'dumb growth' and 'smart growth' arguing - extraordinarily - that the US growth was not sustainable.
The writers in this book were right, absolutely right. 2008 showed that.
I am most impressed by the exploration of public transportation and how a great train system creates compact and sustainable cities.
The challenge is that the book is U.S.-centric. The applicability beyond the States is not clear. There are resonances for Australia, but a wider exploration of a post-GFC networked city would be terrific.
This book is a fine starting point.
The writers in this book were right, absolutely right. 2008 showed that.
I am most impressed by the exploration of public transportation and how a great train system creates compact and sustainable cities.
The challenge is that the book is U.S.-centric. The applicability beyond the States is not clear. There are resonances for Australia, but a wider exploration of a post-GFC networked city would be terrific.
This book is a fine starting point.
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