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The driver The driver Mandasue Heller When you play with fire, everyone gets burned ... Joe Weeks is new to the Grange Estate. Tolerant, doesn't mind a bit of weed, doesn't try to pull other men's women. Live and let live is his motto. E… OL17887370W
Greenbelt, Maryland Greenbelt, Maryland Cathy D. Knepper "Built in the 1930s on worn-out tobacco land between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the planned community of Greenbelt, Maryland, was designed to provide homes for low-income families as well as job… OL18012148W
Arboria Park Arboria Park Katherine Tyler Wall "Stacy Halloran has lived most of her life in 1950s-era housing development Arboria Park. But her beloved neighborhood may not survive much longer. Despite her parents' entreaties to "stay in the yar… OL19714755W
The Just City The Just City Jo Walton,Noah Michael Levine Created as an experiment by the time-traveling goddess Pallas Athene, the Just City is a planned community, populated by over ten thousand children and a few hundred adult teachers from all eras of h… OL19774479W
Ghost cities of China Ghost cities of China Wade Shepard "Featuring everything from sports stadiums to shopping malls, hundreds of new cities in China stand empty, with hundreds more set to be built by 2030. Between now and then, the country's urban popula… OL20004794W
Site Design for Multifamily Housing Site Design for Multifamily Housing Nico Larco The United States is over eighty percent urbanized, yet over half of the population still lives in suburban settings, characterized by low-density, automobile-dependent development with separated lan… OL20321634W
Dreamstreets Dreamstreets Jacqueline Yallop [The author] began her working life leading guided walks at a small village ... Built by philanthropic employers for families working the lead mines, the isolated settlement was one of a network of '… OL20894094W
Repairing the American Metropolis Repairing the American Metropolis Doug Kelbaugh "Repairing the American Metropolis is based on Douglas Kelbaugh's Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design, first published in 1997. It is more timely and significant than ever, with new… OL3341553W
Sustainable residential development Sustainable residential development Avi Friedman Capitalize on a Comprehensive New Process for Planningand Designing Sustainable Green CommunitiesWritten by internationally renowned architect Avi Friedman, Sustainable Residential Development equips… OL5814782W