Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream

The essential handbook for ending suburban sprawl and automobile-based settlement patterns

For a decade, Suburban Nation has given voice to a growing movement in North America to put an end to suburban sprawl and replace the last century's automobile-based settlement patterns with a return to more traditional planning. Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk are at the forefront of the movement, and even their critics, such as Fred Barnes in Th...