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| Genre/Vorm: | Interviews Entretiens |
|---|---|
| Genoemd persoon: | James Howard Kunstler; James Howard Kunstler |
| Soort document: | Boek |
| Alle auteurs / medewerkers: |
James Howard Kunstler; Duncan Crary |
| ISBN: | 9780865716933 0865716935 |
| OCLC-nummer: | 669755020 |
| Opmerkingen: | "the tragic comedy of urban sprawl". |
| Beschrijving: | xvii, 300 p. : ill., port. ; 16 cm. |
| Inhoud: | The geography of nowhere. The glossary of nowhere ; The human habitat ; America's honeymoon with cities is over ; Mandating suburbia ; Children of the burbs ; Sprawling to obesity ; The architecture of suburbia ; Picturing suburbia ; Sprawl defenders ; The politics of place ; Boomers : back to the burbs -- The end of suburbia. Charging our way to suburbia ; The New Urbanism ; Seaside ; From suburban sprawl to peak oil ; Keep the car running ? ; The foreseeable future ; Doomers ; Retooling suburbia -- American culture. Social critic ; Throwaway culture and the plastic fantastic ; Americas are scary-looking and infantile ; Dude, we've got technology -- Architecture. The starchitects ; Brutalism -- Getting there. Making other arrangements ; Reinvesting in rail ; Water transit -- The city in mind. the green metropolis? ; Contracting cities ; City by city ; City flybys ; Small cities and towns ; Concentrating poverty ; Anti-urban bias ; Missing teeth in the urban fabric ; A drugstore on every corner -- Urban polemicists. Jane Jacobs ; Lewis Mumford -- Parting words. Packin' for France ; Cassandra ; Legacy. |
| Andere titels: | Kunstler Cast |
| Verantwoordelijkheid: | [interviewed by] Duncan Crary. |
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Online to On Paper - Review by Greg Fry, Spotlight News, November 14th 2011 <br>Each week, Duncan Crary and James Howard Kunstler take to the web to talk about the world, and what's to come in communities across America. <br>Crary has taken those insightful and sometimes unconventional conversations and turned them into a new book. "The KunstlerCast: Conversations with James Howard Kunstler...The Tragic Comedy of Suburban Sprawl" is a collection of more than 100 hours of recorded conversations with Kunstler over a span of four years that have turned into a popular podcast and radio show. <br>"We're in uncharted territory as far as media consumption and the book industry in general," Crary said. "I think maybe this book is a nice example of how different media can compliment each other." <br>Kunstler is a nationally known author, commentator and lecturer who travels around the country to offer his thoughts and analysis on issues related to suburban sprawl and the development of everything from shopping centers to housing in suburban areas. Crary first spoke with Kunstler, a resident of Saratoga Springs, while he was a reporter for The Spotlight. Their relationship continued as Crary's career took off. <br>"I continued to interview him as a reporter for every newspaper or magazine I went on to work for," Crary said. "I always felt like he had so much more to say, and there's only so much you can fit into a clever sound byte."<br>The two linked up for the podcast, which attracts 10,000 listeners each week, according to Crary. The relationship is one that meshes two distinct personalities. Crary described Kunstler as a "snarky, curmudgeonly, witty critic and commentator," while admitting that he has been accused of being a smirking, satirical sidekick on the podcast. <br>By the time their conversations are completed, the two have tackled issues facing communities across the nation, while taking in the problems facing the country with a grain of salt. Meer lezen...
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- Kunstler, James Howard -- Interviews.
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Interviews.
- Sociology, Urban -- United States.
- Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth.
- Kunstler, James Howard -- Entretiens.
- Écrivains américains -- 20e siècle -- Entretiens.
- Sociologie urbaine -- États-Unis.
- Villes -- États-Unis -- Croissance.