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" Boomburbs : "
Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy.
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BL
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Record Number
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965191
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b719561
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Main Entry
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Lang, Robert,1959-
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Title & Author
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Boomburbs : : the rise of America's accidental cities /\ Robert E. Lang, Jennifer B. LeFurgy.
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Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: Brookings Institution Press,, ©2007.
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Series Statement
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James A. Johnson metro series
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1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations.
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ISBN
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0815751125
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: 1280856637
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: 661085663X
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: 9780815751120
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: 9781280856631
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: 9786610856633
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0815751141
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9780815751144
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-198) and index.
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Contents
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Legoland -- From settlements to super suburbs -- Who live in the boomburbs -- The business of boomburbs -- Big skies, small lots : boomburb housing and master-planned development -- The small town politics of big cities -- Boomburbs at buildout -- Emerging urban realms and the boomburbs of 2030.
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Abstract
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"Addresses the issue of 'boomburbs, ' large suburbs of more than 100,000 residents, and examines who lives in them, what drives their development, and how they are governed. Explains why America's suburbs are thriving and how they are shaping the lives of millions of residents"--Provided by publisher.
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Suburban life-- United States.
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Suburbs-- United States.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Urban Regional.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Sociology-- Urban.
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Spontansiedlung
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Suburban life.
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Suburbanisierung
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Suburbs.
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Stedelijke ontwikkeling.
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Voorsteden.
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United States.
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USA.
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Verenigde Staten.
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Dewey Classification
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307.760973
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LC Classification
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HT352.U6L35 2007eb
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Added Entry
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LeFurgy, Jennifer B.
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