{"product_id":"suburbia-in-the-21st-century-paul-j-maginn-9781138185913","title":"Suburbia in the 21st Century: From Dreamscape to Nightmare?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the world's population now live in urban areas and the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century has been declared as the \"urban age\". However, closer inspection of where people live in cities, especially within so-called advanced liberal democracies such as Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, reveals that most people live in different types of suburban environments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing together scholars from across the globe, this book provides a series of national, regional, and local case studies from Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States to exemplify the diverse and dynamic nature and importance of suburbia in 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century urban studies, city-building, and urbanism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores the evolving social, physical, and economic character of the suburbs and how structural processes, market dynamics, and government policies have shaped and transformed suburbia around the world. It highlights the continuing importance of the suburbs and the suburban dream, which lives on albeit under increasing challenges, such as the global financial crisis, structural racism, and the Covid-19 pandemic, which have given rise to various suburban nightmares. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul J. Maginn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138185914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138185913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Paul J. Maginn","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947799347455,"sku":"9781138185913","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dbe51db2-8121-474f-a85b-1d40b9b69c7a.jpg?v=1681520869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/suburbia-in-the-21st-century-paul-j-maginn-9781138185913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}