Planning For The End Of Sprawl

The New York Times reviews The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl, by Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton.

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February 19, 2001, 10:00 AM PST

The New York Times reviewer, Suzannah Lessard, concludes: "One can complain that the approach is still too narrow, in that the authors are susceptible to imagining that design can solve all problems. And one could wish for more depth in the range of references and vision. But the radicalism of accepting sprawl as a fact, and then working toward civilizing it through the understanding that the aesthetics of the built world are connected to all dimensions of life, is enough for now." Editor's Note: The Regional City is featured on the PLANetizen Book List (Select BOOKS from the navigation at the top of the page.)

Thanks to Chris Steins

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