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Informationen zum Autor Paul L. Knox is a university distinguished professor and senior fellow for international advancement at Virginia Tech University. Between 1997 and 2006 he served as dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies. He is also a member of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning and has written many books, including Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography. Klappentext Decades of economic prosperity in the United States have redefined the American dream. Paul Knox explores how extreme versions of this dream have changed the American landscape. Increased wealth has led America's metropolitan areas to develop into vast sprawling regions of "metroburbia"ùfragmented mixtures of employment and residential settings, combining urban and suburban characteristics. Zusammenfassung Addresses key areas of concern and importance to urban planners and suburban residents including McMansions! traffic disasters! house design! homeowner's associations! and big box stores. Through the inclusion of examples and photos! this work creates an accessible portrait of the suburbs supported by data! anecdotes! and social theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Prelude : the serial enchantment of suburbia Metroburbia and the anatomy of the new metropolis Developers' utopias Comfortably numb : degenerate utopias and evangelistic consultants The politics of privatism Material culture and society in metroburbia Vulgaria : moral landscapes at the leading edges of the new metropolis
