Download or read book Suburbanization of New York written by Jerilou Hammett and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's next for New York? Is it cooking or cooling? Brimming with vitality or sinking into somnolence? Will it retain its edgy preeminence as global crucible, the place par excellence where the world's peoples come to clash and fuse and create the future? Will the forces of suburbanization--now sprawling and malling their way into town--tame the raucous metropolis, subdue its contrarian politics, make of it just another outlet for Disneyfied culture, big-box commerce, and franchise food? Or is something altogether new busy being born at the contested urban-suburban frontier? Only two things are sure: New York is in rapid motion, and this book is a great guide to where it might be headed. Its diverse array of observations--written by some of the country's smartest (and wittiest) analysts and activists--are incisive and accessible, provocative and entertaining, perfect for an urban studies course and for anyone interested in pondering the past and future of cities.