Derelict Landscapes
Author | : John A. Jakle |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1992 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015026853088 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Derelict Landscapes written by John A. Jakle and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jakle and Wilson present a portrait of various kinds of landscape dereliction in the US - disinvestment, underutilization, vacancy, abandonment, decay and degradation - and the cultural values that have underlain both personal and societal predispositions to be wasteful.