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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dreamby Christop Leinberger
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Americans are voting with their feet to abandon strip malls and suburban sprawl, embracing instead a new type of community where they can live, work, shop, and play within easy walking distance. In The Option of Urbanism visionary developer and strategist Christopher B. Leinberger explains why government policies have tilted the playing field toward one form of development over the last sixty years: the drivable suburb. Rooted in the driving forces of the economy—car manufacturing and the oil industry—this type of growth has fostered the decline of community, contributed to urban decay, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and contributed to the rise in obesity and asthma.
Highlighting both the challenges and the opportunities for this type of development, The Option of Urbanism shows how the American Dream is shifting to include cities as well as suburbs and how the financial and real estate communities need to respond to build communities that are more environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable. Review:"Chris Leinberger has spent many years thinking about real estate economics and how our culture is affected by our built environment. This book offers a cogent argument for changing that environment to achieve more lasting values, both economic and cultural." (Robert Davis, developer and founder of Seaside, Florida)Review:Christopher B. Leinberger admirably chronicles the real estate industrys critical role in the evolving nature of the Americna Dream. Drawing equally from history, professional experience, research and pop culture, he makes a very readable case for the desirability and realization of the next American Dream - walkable urbanism. Reading his analysis reinvigorates my passion for the dynamic potential of our industry. (Albert B. Ratner, co-chairman of the board of directors, Forest City Enterprises, Inc.)Review:Christopher Leinberger, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution who has called for D.C. to revisit its building-height limits, tracks the politics that led to auto-based development and shows how developers and their financial backers can build more sustainable communities. He doesnt mince words. (Washington Business Journal, Feb 28 2008 )Review:In delightfully readable prose, Professor Leinberger overwhelms us with the advantages of development that is dense enough and mixed enough to make walking and transit worth it, while illuminating the unintended urban consequences of land use regulations, Wall Street finance, and the eleven oclock news. (Douglas Kelbaugh, FAIA, dean and professor of architecture and urban planning, University of Michigan, A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planni)Review:From Planetizens Top 10 Books List, 2008 "The new American Dream presented in this quick and easy read is one similar to the American Dream of the past: a slower-paced and neighborhood-centric lifestyle. Leinberger calls this walkable urbanism, and he uses history and economic analysis to show ho market preference is shifting back towards this development pattern and away from teh drivable suburbanism that monopolized the last 60 years." Review:In this book, [Chris Leinberger] carefully explains the decisions that have made the drivable suburban model the dominant one and highlights the obvious and unintended consequences that come from spending 35 percent of the nations weatlh building in this way, to the virtual exclusion of other approaches. (Ray Bert, Civil Engineering Journal, Feb 1 2008 )Review:Leinberger isnt just a theoretician. Hes a former new urbanist land developer. As he shows, if were serious about reducing our car dependency, we need to go beyond making the personal decision to walk; we need to advocate for chagnes that will make walking a viable option for more Americans. (Stacey Moncrieff, Realtor magazine, Jan 1 2008 )Review:In The Option of Urbanism, Leinberger deftly shares his wealth of knowledge through the musings of a writer, the patience of an academic, and the technical abilities of an active developer. The book is straightforward and manages to be an enjoyable reading experience for just about anyone interested in where the developing landscape goes from here. (Howard Kozloff, Urban Land magazine)About the AuthorChristopher B. Leinberger is a developer, professor, consultant, and author whose work has focused on making progressive development profitable. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and is director of the Graduate Real Estate Program at the University of Michigan. He is a founding partner of Arcadia Land Company, a progressive real estate development firm, and has written award-winning articles for publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and The Wall Street Journal. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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