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The Death and Life of the Single-Family House
- Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable City
Engelsk Paperback
The Death and Life of the Single-Family House
- Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable City
Engelsk Paperback

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Vancouver today is recognized as one of the most livable cities in the world as well as an international model for sustainability and urbanism. Single-family homes in this city are “a dying breed.” Most people live in the various low-rise and high-rise urban alternatives throughout the metropolitan area. The Death and Life of the Single-Family House explains how residents in Vancouver attempt to make themselves at home without a house. Local sociologist Nathanael Lauster has painstakingly studied the city’s dramatic transformation to curb sprawl. He tracks the history of housing and interviews residents about the cultural importance of the house as well as the urban problems it once appeared to solve. Although Vancouver’s built environment is unique, Lauster argues that it was never predestined by geography or demography. Instead, regulatory transformations enabled the city to renovate, build over, and build around the house. Moreover, he insists, there are lessons here for the rest of North America. We can start building our cities differently, and without sacrificing their livability.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
262
ISBN-13:
9781439913949
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1439913943
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
2 nov 2016
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
152mm
Højde:
229mm
Forlag:
Temple University Press,U.S.
Oplagsdato:
2 nov 2016
Forfatter(e):
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