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5.0 out of 5 stars SELECT GOOD REFERENCES
IN MY MIND AND ALSO BY CONSIDERATION MY THESIS SUBJECT I CHOOSE THIS BOOK AND BOUGHT IT. NOW I READ IT BUT IT HAS NOT FINISHED YET. THIS BOOK TALK ABOUT REASONS OF URBAN SPRAWL AND ALSO THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN SPRAWL AND ANALYSE IT IN MANY DIMENSION. I SUGGEST YOU IF YOU LIKE THE SUBJECT OR YOUR RESEARCH IS ABOUT THIS IT IS A GOOD CHOICE TO BUY THIS BOOK. YOU WILL NOT...
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1.0 out of 5 stars important topic
Urban sprawl in American cities is an important topic, but this book doesn't cover it fairly or accurately. Broad assumptions and causalities are asserted and "proved" with anecdotal evidence. Facts are also wrong (p. 28 about densities of cities), or cited without the actual data. The underlying theme appears to be that all American cities function (or disfunction) in...
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5.0 out of 5 stars SELECT GOOD REFERENCES, November 23, 2011
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This review is from: Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses (Paperback)
IN MY MIND AND ALSO BY CONSIDERATION MY THESIS SUBJECT I CHOOSE THIS BOOK AND BOUGHT IT. NOW I READ IT BUT IT HAS NOT FINISHED YET. THIS BOOK TALK ABOUT REASONS OF URBAN SPRAWL AND ALSO THE PROBLEMS OF URBAN SPRAWL AND ANALYSE IT IN MANY DIMENSION. I SUGGEST YOU IF YOU LIKE THE SUBJECT OR YOUR RESEARCH IS ABOUT THIS IT IS A GOOD CHOICE TO BUY THIS BOOK. YOU WILL NOT SORRY I AM SURE
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars important topic, January 10, 2005
This review is from: Urban Sprawl: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses (Paperback)
Urban sprawl in American cities is an important topic, but this book doesn't cover it fairly or accurately. Broad assumptions and causalities are asserted and "proved" with anecdotal evidence. Facts are also wrong (p. 28 about densities of cities), or cited without the actual data. The underlying theme appears to be that all American cities function (or disfunction) in the same way and can all be fixed by imposing regional planning and equity redistribution.
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