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Redesigning suburbia for a changing world
Atlanta (June 3, 2009) — Stephani L. Miller, Residential Architect Magazine
Despite the continued appeal of suburban living, developers are encouraging new growth in older neighborhoods and smarter growth in newer neighborhoods through infrastructure retrofits. Ellen Dunham-Jones, AIA, and June Williamson’s book Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs illustrates case studies of such projects. In the book, the authors argue that retrofitting older development patterns from “single-use, auto-dependent, low-density suburbs” to “vital and diverse higher-density, mixed-use urban centers” is the most sustainable solution for the evolution of the suburbs.
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