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Item Details
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SHAPING SUBURBIA
HOW POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS ORGANIZE URBAN DEVELOPMENT |
| By: |
Paul G. Lewis |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£35.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
082293938X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780822939382 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
This study proposes that a fundamental political logic underlies the patterns of surburban growth in the US. Using data from case studies of Denver and Portland, the author shows that the political geography of a metropolitan area can play a key role in shaping its suburbs. |
| Synopsis: |
"Paul Lewis ... makes a compelling theoretical argument that institutional choices have important social and economic consequences". Carl Abbott, Portland State University |
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Illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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