{"product_id":"radical-suburbs-experimental-living-on-the-fringes-of-the-american-city-paperback","title":"Radical Suburbs: Experimental Living on the Fringes of the American City - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda Kolson Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRadical Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e is a revelation. Amanda Kolson Hurley will open your eyes to the wide diversity and rich history of our ongoing suburban experiment.\"--Richard Florida\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's suburbs are not the homogenous places we sometimes take them for. Today's suburbs are racially, ethnically, and economically diverse, with as many Democratic as Republican voters, a growing population of renters, and rising poverty. The cliche of broad lawns and white picket fences is well past its expiration date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of suburbia is equally surprising. Rather than bland, sprawling cookie-cutter developments, some American suburbs were once fertile ground for utopian planning, communal living, socially conscious design, and integrated housing. In \u003ci\u003eRadical Suburbs\u003c\/i\u003e, Amanda Kolson Hurley, an editor at \u003ci\u003eBloomberg Businessweek\u003c\/i\u003e, takes us on a tour of some of these radical communities, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tthe co-housing commune of Old Economy, Pennsylvania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\ta tiny-house anarchist community in Piscataway, New Jersey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\ta government-planned garden city in Greenbelt, Maryland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\ta racially integrated subdivision (before the Fair Housing Act) in Trevose, Pennsylvania \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\texperimental Modernist enclaves in Lexington, Massachusetts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\tand the mixed-use, architecturally daring Reston, Virginia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere you will find blueprints for affordable, walkable, and integrated communities, filled with a range of environmentally sound residential options. It's a timely reminder, as NPR put it, that \"any place, even a suburb, can be radical if you approach it the right way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn insightful study that will make you rethink your assumptions about suburbia and possibly remake its future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Kolson Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who specializes in architecture and urban planning and a senior editor at \u003ci\u003eCityLab\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitect\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769791840544,"sku":"9781948742368","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6314982b2cdf32932236c9587a6e1046.webp?v=1780356746","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/radical-suburbs-experimental-living-on-the-fringes-of-the-american-city-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}