The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler

He has worked as a newspaper reporter and an editor for Rolling Stone, and is a frequent contributor to The New York Times Sunday Magazine.

'The future will require us to build better places,' Kunstler says, 'or the future will belong to other people in other societies.' About the Author: James Howard Kunstler is the author of eight novels. Authors: James Kunstler, James Howard Kunstler Full Title: Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of Americas Man-Made Landscape Edition: 1st edition. Kunstler proposes that by reviving civic art and civic life, we will rediscover public virtue and a new vision of the common good. It is also a wake-up call for citizens to reinvent the places where we live and work, to build communities that are once again worthy of our affection. The Geography of Nowhere tallies up the huge economic, social, and spiritual costs that America is paying for its car-crazed lifestyle. Sociology 'A FUNNY, ANGRY, COLOSSALLY IMPORTANT TOUR OF OUR BUILT LANDSCAPE. In elegant and often hilarious prose, Kunstler depicts our nation's evolution from the Pilgrim settlements to the modern auto suburb in all its ghastliness. The Rise And Declineof America'S Man-Made Landscape James Howard Kunstler. © 2019 Tantor Audio (Ljudbok): 9781515942825The Geography of Nowhere traces America's evolution from a nation of Main Streets and coherent communities to a land where every place is like no place in particular, where the cities are dead zones and the countryside is a wasteland of cartoon architecture and parking lots. Since that time, the work has inspired city planners, architects, legislators, designers and citizens everywhere.

The Geography of Nowhere has become a touchstone work in the two decades since its initial publication, its incisive commentary giving language to the feeling of millions of Americans that our nation's suburban environments were ceasing to be credible human habitats. 'The future will require us to build better places,' Kunstler says, 'or the future will belong to other people in other societies.' In elegant and often hilarious prose, Kunstler depicts our nation's evolution from the Pilgrim settlements to the modern auto suburb in all its ghastliness.

The Geography of Nowhere by James Howard Kunstler