{"product_id":"this-land-the-battle-over-sprawl-and-the-future-of-america","title":"This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThis Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAnthony Flint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780801884191\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eJohns Hopkins University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever--into \"exurbs\" and \"boomburbs\" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. We cling to the notion of safer neighborhoods and better schools, but what we get, argues Anthony Flint, is long commutes, crushing gas prices and higher taxes--and a landscape of strip malls and office parks badly in need of a makeover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis Land\u003c\/i\u003e tells the untold story of development in America--how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic and cultural forces. It is the story of burgeoning anti-sprawl movement, a 1960s-style revolution of New Urbanism, smart growth, and green building. And it is the story of landowners fighting back on the basis of property rights, with free-market libertarians, homebuilders, road pavers, financial institutions, and even the lawn-care industry right alongside them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subdivisions and extra-wide roadways are encroaching into the wetlands of Florida, ranchlands in Texas, and the desert outside Phoenix and Las Vegas. But with up to 120 million more people in the country by 2050, will the spread-out pattern cave in on itself? Could Americans embrace a new approach to development if it made sense for them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA veteran journalist who covered planning, development, and housing for the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e for sixteen years and a visiting scholar in 2005 at the Harvard Design School, Flint reveals some surprising truths about the future and how we live in \u003ci\u003eThis Land\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America | Anthony Flint | Hardcover | 9780801884191 | Used: Like New | Sociology 1637697","offer_id":48750784184472,"sku":"1637697","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61nk07xp3PL.jpg?v=1773947642","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/this-land-the-battle-over-sprawl-and-the-future-of-america","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}