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The Urban Oasis: Guideways and Greenways in the Human Environment (Hardcover)

by Roxanne Warren (Author) "The unmet and pressing needs of our cities, and our mandate to conserve the earth's resources-apparently divergent areas of concern-are in fact opposite sides of..." (more)
Key Phrases: United States, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers (more...)
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Editorial Reviews
Thomas McGean, specialist in innovative transportation systems and chairman of the Automated Peoplemover Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers
...It is the only lucid and realistic planning book on automated transit issues I have ever seen....

Moshe Safdie - architect
I've enjoyed your book The Urban Oasis.....best wishes, sharing interest in the subject.

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Product Details
  • Hardcover: 196 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (August 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007068331X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0070683310
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (1 customer review)
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First Sentence:
The unmet and pressing needs of our cities, and our mandate to conserve the earth's resources-apparently divergent areas of concern-are in fact opposite sides of the same coin. Read the first page
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United States, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation Research Board, Automated People Movers, Quality Streets, North America, Oasis Type, Los Angeles, Urban Land Institute, Car Trouble, Mount Vernon, National Academy of Sciences, Office of Technology Assessment, World War, Courtesy of Otis Transit Systems, Indiana University Press, National Research Council, New Haven, Regional Plan Association, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Lewis Mumford, New Jersey, New Urbanism
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