Edgeless Cities

A new book probes America's newest metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of office development in 13 large U.S. markets.

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March 19, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis," by Robert Lang,identifies, names, and probes America's newest metropolitan form byexamining the growth and spatial structure of office development in 13large U.S. markets... In the book, Lang reveals that in these markets "Edgeless Cities" -- zones of isolated office buildings constructed atvarying densities across vast swaths of urban space-now contain the bulkof those regions' office space. Lang closes with a broad-rangingdiscussion of the significant challenges policymakers will face asEdgeless Cities continue to spread. Read Chapter 1 and purchase thebook at the Brookings site.

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Edgeless Cities

Tuesday, March 18, 2003 in The Brookings Institution

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