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082 0 0 _a333.3380973 WAS 2009 23936
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100 1 _aWasik, John F.
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245 1 4 _aThe cul-de-sac syndrome :
_bturning around the unsustainable American dream /
_cJohn Wasik.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bBloomberg Press,
_c2009.
300 _axiii, 207 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-193) and index.
505 0 _aFalse 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?.
520 _a"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.
650 0 _aHome ownership
_zUnited States.
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650 0 _aHousing development
_zUnited States.
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650 0 _aSustainable development
_zUnited States.
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