The Hub's Metropolis
Greater Boston's Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth
$70.85
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2022
Summary
The evolution of the Boston metropolitan area, from country villages and streetcar suburbs to exurban sprawl and “smart growth.”
Boston’s metropolitan landscape has been two hundred years in the making. From its proto-suburban village centers of 1800 to its far-flung, automobile-centric exurbs of today, Boston has been a national pacesetter for suburbanization. In The Hub’s Metropolis, James O’Connell charts the evolution of Boston’s suburban development.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262545860 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262545861 |
| Author: | James C. O'Connell, Albert LaFarge |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm |
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The Hub’s Metropolis is a well-crafted and engagingly written and illustrated case study that could serve as a superb model for similar efforts around the country and the world.–Journal of Regional Science–
About The Author
James C. O'Connell
James C. O’Connell is a Planner at the National Park Service, Northeast Region, in Boston. He is the author of Becoming Cape Cod- Creating a Seaside Resort.
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