Sunshine Towns: New Urbanism in Florida

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The author is a well-known educator and planner who has written extensively about architecture and city planning in his 13 books and 90 professional and academic articles. He has practiced planning as a consultant, and was involved in several of the developments discussed in this book.He believes that New Urbanism offers a family-centered, small town approach that ius an alternative to urban sprawl. He sees it as a lifestyle choice over central city and suburban environments.He believes it is the most interesting planning and architecture concept in recent years.

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Anthony James Catanese, Ph.D., FAICP, is an educator and planner. He received the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the former Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Florida; Dean of the School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Provost of the Pratt Institute; President of Florida Atlantic University; and President of the Florida Institute of Technology. He has been a planning consultant, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners.He has authored 13 books and 90 refereed articles.