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Remaking American Communities: A Reference Guide to Urban Sprawl (Our Sustainable Future)

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I am an architecture student and read this book during my sr. year of my undergraduate and I wanted to shoot myself every time I had to even look at this book. It's a painful read and often times I found myself falling asleep. Also, I found that if you read the foreword, which is surprisingly well done, and the first 2-3 chapters, you can pretty much guess what the rest of the book is going to be about. There really is no point in reading the entire book because it pretty much repeats itself all the way throughout. The glossary on the other hand is very good and is very in-depth. So if you need a good dictionary on urban sprawl, this book is just for you. I will be keeping the book as a desk reference for its glossary, but won't be attempting any readings that aren't assigned to me... At least not without a blanket and a pillow... I recommend this book for its glossary, but wouldn't even give an assigned reading out of this book to my worst enemy...