Global Suburbs: Urban Sprawl from the Rio Grande to Rio de Janeiro

Lawrence Herzog

Jul 2014 · Routledge

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About this ebook

Global Suburbs: Urban Sprawl from the Rio Grande to Rio de Janeiro offers a critical new perspective on the emerging phenomenon of the global suburb in the western hemisphere. American suburban sprawl has created a giant human habitat stretching from Las Vegas to San Diego, and from Mexico to Brazil, presented here in a clear and comprehensive style with in depth descriptions and images. Challenging the ecological problems that stem from these flawed suburban developments, Herzog targets an often overlooked and potentially disastrous global shift in urban development. This book will give depth to courses on suburbs, development, urban studies, and the environment.

About the author

Lawrence A. Herzog is Professor of City Planning in the School of Public Affairs, San Diego State University, California. He has been a Fulbright Scholar twice (Peru, United Kingdom), a consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development in Peru and Bolivia, and a Visiting Scholar or Visiting Professor in Italy, Spain, U.K., Netherlands, Mexico, Peru and Brazil. He is author/editor of ten books, including Return to the Center (Texas, 2006) and From Aztec to High Tech (Johns Hopkins, 1999). Herzog has published over fifty academic journal articles or book chapters, as well as over fifty popular essays in newspapers and magazines, including the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Newsday, San Jose Mercury News and San Diego Union Tribune.

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