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

by Lawrence A. Herzog

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415644720
• ISBN13: 9780415644723
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"