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Author Lang, Robert, 1959-

Title Boomburbs : the rise of America's accidental cities / Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy
Published Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Series James A. Johnson metro series
James A. Johnson metro series.
Contents Legoland -- From settlements to super suburbs -- Who live in the boomburbs -- The business of boomburbs -- Big skies, small lots : boomburb housing and master-planned development -- The small town politics of big cities -- Boomburbs at buildout -- Emerging urban realms and the boomburbs of 2030
Summary "Addresses the issue of 'boomburbs, ' large suburbs of more than 100,000 residents, and examines who lives in them, what drives their development, and how they are governed. Explains why America's suburbs are thriving and how they are shaping the lives of millions of residents"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-198) and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Suburbs -- United States.
Suburban life -- United States
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Urban & Regional.
Suburban life
Suburbs
Suburbanisierung
Spontansiedlung
Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
Voorsteden.
United States
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Form Electronic book
Author LeFurgy, Jennifer B.
ISBN 9780815751120
0815751125
1280856637
9781280856631
9786610856633
661085663X