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First there was downtown. Then there were suburbs. Then there were malls. Then Americans launched the most sweeping change in 100 years in how they live, work, and play. The Edge City.
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American cities have always had downtowns. Indeed, downtown has always been where the action is: shopping, work space, and even residences. But a new form of development is now taking place in American metropolitan areas: office development in the suburbs and even beyond. Garreau tells the story of several metropolitan areas, such as San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, and explains how office development in country areas are spawning a new relationship with the suburbs. Indeed, many jobs are no longer located in the conventional downtown area, as broad expanses of parking lots and six-lane expressways supplant former two-lane country roads meandering through gentle forests. No more! After reading this book, one should grasp how the next wave of development is upon us--the downtown is no longer seen as desirable. The book is fairly well-written, and the list of developers' rules is very fascinating.
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Garreau's Edge Cities is one of the few books that this reviewer has found to have both layperson and academic interest. He clearly lays out what he means by "Edge City" early in the work and spends the rest of the time elaborating on cities and their surrounding Edge Cities. For the academic, he cites pertinent socio-economic data; interviews a variety of people, ranging from citizens, merchants, and political leaders; and provides maps for the reader who probably does not know the locations of these communities. For the interested lay reader in urban change and sociology, his writing retains the journalist style that made his Nine Nations of North America a valuable asset for common knowledge. He does not cite references that result in information overkill, frustrating the reader that another 'academic' flooded the market with a boring topic. Rather, he presents the information that makes this reading a valuable asset to the serious traveler who visits these cities and wants to learn the underlying reasons for change in them.
While he has his biases, notably on deciding which Edge Cities would receive attention, this does not hamper the work at all. In fact, no one can accuse Garreau, truthfully, of generalizing the trends in American cities. His appendix of major cities with either emerging or current Edge Cities is a great way of ending his discussion. To sum up his work, this reviewer quotes from Jane Jacobs' The Death and Decline of Great American Cities: "The scenes that illustrate this book are all about us. For illustrations, please look closely at REAL [emphasis added] cities." Garreau does exactly that and succeeds at informing the reader that the emerging communities around our largest American cities are more than mere bedroom or satellite places. They are the result of complex political, economic, ethnic, and environmental forces that have developed and continue to evolve over time and space in American society.
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An antidote to the view that the automobile and
suburb are terrible influences on urban development, this book
examines the positive side of "Edge Cities", the
new centers of economic growth springing up
on the borders of the traditional city. The book
combines descriptions of important edge cities
with discussions with important academic and
commercial figures in the field of suburban development. While sometimes breezy and overly
optimistic, the book provides a new and surprising perspective on where America's cities are headed.
suburb are terrible influences on urban development, this book
examines the positive side of "Edge Cities", the
new centers of economic growth springing up
on the borders of the traditional city. The book
combines descriptions of important edge cities
with discussions with important academic and
commercial figures in the field of suburban development. While sometimes breezy and overly
optimistic, the book provides a new and surprising perspective on where America's cities are headed.
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