A Field Guide to Sprawl Contributor(s): Hayden, Dolores (Author), Wark, Jim (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0393731987 ISBN-13: 9780393731989 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2006 * Out of Print * Annotation: A visual lexicon of the colorful slang, from alligator investment to zoomburb, that defines sprawl in America. "May well establish Ms. Hayden as the Roger Tory Peterson of Sprawl.""--New York Times" Duck, ruburb, tower farm, big box, and pig-in-a-python are among the dozens of zany terms invented by real estate developers and designers today to characterize land-use practices and the physical elements of sprawl. Sprawl in the environment, based on the metaphor of a person spread out, is hard to define. This concise book engages its meaning, explains common building patterns, and illustrates the visual culture of sprawl. Seventy-five stunning color aerial photographs, each paired with a definition, convey the impact of excessive development. This "engagingly organized and splendidly photographed" ("Wall Street Journal") book provides the verbal and visual vocabulary needed by professionals, public officials, and citizens to critique uncontrolled growth in the American landscape. 75 color photographs. |
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BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Landscape - Architecture | Urban & Land Use Planning - Architecture | Reference |
Dewey: 307.76 |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 8.32" W x 6.98" L (0.86 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Contributor Bio(s): Hayden, Dolores: - Dolores Hayden, professor of architecture and American studies at Yale, writes about the politics of design. |
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