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Derelict landscapes : the wasting of America's built environment / John A. Jakle and David Wilson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jakle, John A.
- Series:
- Geographical perspectives on the human past
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban renewal--United States.
- Urban renewal.
- Landscape protection.
- Rural renewal.
- United States.
- Rural renewal--United States.
- Landscape protection--United States.
- Urban-rural migration--United States.
- Urban-rural migration.
- Land use--United States.
- Land use.
- Industries--United States--Location.
- Industries.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Savage, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [1992]
- Summary:
- In this book we explore the spectrum of concerns variously ascribed to words like underutilization, disinvestment, vacancy, abandonment, and degradation. We seek to understand the complex forces that intersect to forge various kinds of dereliction types.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-329) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0847677354
- 0847677362
- OCLC:
- 25551837
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