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James A. Johnson Metro Ser.: Edgeless Cities : Exploring the Elusive Metropolis by Robert E. Lang (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBrookings Institution Press
ISBN-100815706111
ISBN-139780815706113
eBay Product ID (ePID)2171209
Product Key Features
Number of Pages154 Pages
Publication NameEdgeless Cities : Exploring the Elusive Metropolis
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectUrban & Regional, Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development, Sociology / Urban
TypeTextbook
AuthorRobert E. Lang
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, Business & Economics
SeriesJames A. Johnson Metro Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-151829
Reviews"This book promises to be of interest to a wide specialist audience, ranging from urban theorists to city planners and developers." -Stefan Buzar, University of London, Regional Studies "An informative look at a new form of city development that combines grand-scale office parks with major retail and housing, instead of having the traditional delineated boundaries between home and store." - The Bookwatch "Robert Lang's Edgeless Cities is real research, not just another antisprawl rant." -Harold Henderson, American Planning Association, Planning, 10/1/2003, "An informative look at a new form of city development that combines grand-scale office parks with major retail and housing, instead of having the traditional delineated boundaries between home and store." -- The Bookwatch, "Robert Lang's Edgeless Cities is real research, not just another antisprawl rant." --Harold Henderson, American Planning Association, Planning , 10/1/2003, "This book promises to be of interest to a wide specialist audience, ranging from urban theorists to city planners and developers." --Stefan Buzar, University of London, Regional Studies
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal307.76/4/0973
SynopsisEdgeless cities are a form of sprawling development that account for the bulk of office space found outside of downtowns. This title explores America's new metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of suburban office space across the nation. It delinates two types of suburban office development - bounded and edgeless. It covers the evolving geography of office space in 13 of the countries largest markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington DC The book demonstrates how edgeless cities differ from traditional office areas and he provides an overview of national, regional and metropolitan office markets, covers ways to map and measure them and discusses the challenges urban policymakers and practitioners will face as this new suburban form continues to spread., Edgeless cities are a sprawling form of development that accounts for the bulk of office space found outside of downtowns. Every major metropolitan area has them: vast swaths of isolated buildings that are neither pedestrian friendly, nor easily accessible by public transit, and do not lend themselves to mixed use. While critics of urban sprawl tend to focus on the social impact of ""edge cities""--developments that combine large-scale office parks with major retail and housing--edgeless cities, despite their ubiquity, are difficult to define or even locate. While they stay under the radar of critics, they represent a significant departure in the way American cities are built and are very likely the harbingers of a suburban future almost no one has anticipated. Edgeless Cities explores America's new metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of suburban office space across the nation. Inspired by Myron Orfield's groundbreaking Metropolitics (Brookings, 1997), Robert Lang uses data, illustrations, maps, and photos to delineate between two types of suburban office development--bounded and edgeless. The book covers the evolving geography of rental office space in thirteen of the country's largest markets, which together contain more than 2.6 billion square feet of office space and 26,000 buildings: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington. Lang discusses how edgeless cities differ from traditional office areas. He also provides an overview of national, regional, and metropolitan office markets, covers ways to map and measure them, and discusses the challenges urban policymakers and practitioners will face as this new suburban form continues to spread. Until now, edgeless cities have been the unstudied phenomena of the new metropolis. Lang's conceptual approach reframes the current thinking on suburban sprawl and provides a valuable resource for, Edgeless cities are a sprawling form of development that accounts for the bulk of office space found outside of downtowns. Every major metropolitan area has them: vast swaths of isolated buildings that are neither pedestrian friendly, nor easily accessible by public transit, and do not lend themselves to mixed use. While critics of urban sprawl tend to focus on the social impact of "edge cities"--developments that combine large-scale office parks with major retail and housing--edgeless cities, despite their ubiquity, are difficult to define or even locate. While they stay under the radar of critics, they represent a significant departure in the way American cities are built and are very likely the harbingers of a suburban future almost no one has anticipated. Edgeless Cities explores America's new metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of suburban office space across the nation. Inspired by Myron Orfield's groundbreaking Metropolitics (Brookings, 1997), Robert Lang uses data, illustrations, maps, and photos to delineate between two types of suburban office development--bounded and edgeless. The book covers the evolving geography of rental office space in thirteen of the country's largest markets, which together contain more than 2.6 billion square feet of office space and 26,000 buildings: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington. Lang discusses how edgeless cities differ from traditional office areas. He also provides an overview of national, regional, and metropolitan office markets, covers ways to map and measure them, and discusses the challenges urban policymakers and practitioners will face as this new suburban form continues to spread. Until now, edgeless cities have been the unstudied phenomena of the new metropolis. Lang's conceptual approach reframes the current thinking on suburban sprawl and provides a valuable resource for future policy discussions surrounding smart growth issues.
LC Classification NumberHT334.U5L36 2003
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