Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-230) and index.
A tale of two towns : Kissimmee versus Celebration and the new urbanism -- The end of place -- The deconstructed city : the silicon valley -- Trading places : the city and the suburb -- Jackson Heights : an anachronism finds its way -- The master hand : the role of government in building cities -- Portland and Oregon : taming the forces that create the modern metropolitan area -- No place called home : community at the millennium -- Getting there : building healthy cities.
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The author explores "the decentralized spread of California's Silicon Valley, the crowded streets of New York City's Jackson Heights neighborhood, the controlled growth of Portland, Oregon, and the stage-set facades of Disney's planned community, Celebration, Florida," and argues that the real forces of shaping cities--transportation systems, industry and business, and political decision making--have been ignored.--Cover.