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020			_a9780511777776 (ebook)
020			_z9780521516570 (hardback)
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040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aNA2543.S6 _bD48 2010
082	0	0	_a720.1/030973 _222
100	1		_aDevlin, Ann Sloan, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhat Americans Build and Why : _bPsychological Perspectives / _cAnn Sloan Devlin.
246	3		_aWhat Americans Build & Why
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2010.
300			_a1 online resource (316 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aWhat Americans Build and Why examines five areas of Americans' built environment: houses, healthcare facilities, schools, workplaces, and shopping environments. Synthesizing information from both academic journals and the popular press, the book looks at the relationships of size and scale to the way Americans live their lives and how their way of life is fundamentally shaped by the highway system, cheap land, and incentives. This book is timely because although Americans say they crave community, they continue to construct buildings, such as McMansions and big box stores, that make creating community a challenge. Furthermore, in many ways the movement toward teleworking, discussed in the chapter on office environments, also challenges the traditional place-based formation of community. Although focused on the United States, the book also includes reference to other parts of the world, especially regarding the retail environment.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780521516570
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511777776
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38249 _d38249