Field Guide to Sprawl (Hayden - paperback)

Author: Dolores Hayden

ISBN: 9780393731989

Binding: paperback

Section: Science/Nature

Duck, suburb, tower farm, big box, and pig-in-a-python are among the dozens of zany terms invented by real estate developers and designers today to characterize land-use practices and the physical elements of sprawl. Sprawl in the environment, based on the metaphor of a person spread out, is hard to define. This concise book engages its meaning, explains common building patterns, and illustrates the visual culture of sprawl. Seventy-five stunning color aerial photographs, each paired with a definition, convey the impact of excessive development.