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Author Wasik, John F.

Title The cul-de-sac syndrome : turning around the unsustainable American dream / John Wasik.

Imprint New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  333.338 W28c 2009    ---  Available
Edition 1st ed.
Description xiii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-193) and index.
Contents False economics : American dreamers in the Sunshine State -- Origins of a dream -- How debt addiction fed a housing crisis -- Cul-de-sac nation : symptoms of a syndrome -- The spurbing of national health -- Toward sustainable dreams -- Building smarter -- The near death of a suburb -- Reclaiming the inner city -- Sustainability and development : bridging the gap -- The bill comes due : which places will prosper?.
Summary "The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome explores why homeownership has become a fractured dream and presents ways to revive it. Combining analysis with insights into cultural and economic myths, the book provides an incisive look at the consequences of unsustainable lifestyle, exposing its economic, cultural, and market-related roots and the larger effects on the community, economy, and environment"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Home ownership -- United States.
Housing development -- United States.
Sustainable development -- United States.
ISBN 9781576603208 (alk. paper)
1576603202 (alk. paper)
Standard No. BWX R1787070
CDX 8988064
AU@ 000043810145
NZ1 13047589

 
    
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