Global Suburbs Urban Sprawl from the Rio Grande to Rio de Janeiro [Paperback]

Global Suburbs: Urban Sprawl from the Rio Grande to Rio de Janeirooffers a critical new perspective on the emerging phenomenon of the global suburb in the western hemisphere. American suburban sprawl has created a giant human habitat stretching from Las Vegas to San Diego, and from Mexico to Brazil, presented here in a clear and comprehensive style with in depth descriptions and images. Challenging the ecological problems that stem from these flawed suburban developments, Herzog targets an often overlooked and potentially disastrous global shift in urban development. This book will give depth to courses on suburbs, development, urban studies, and the environment.

1. The Globalization of Urban Sprawl 2. Sprawl Kills: Ecological Crisis on the Urban Periphery 3. Fast Suburbs in the Southwest Borderlands 4. Sprawl South of the Border: From Mexico City to Tijuana 5. A Global Suburb in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 6. Beyond Urban Sprawl in a Globalizing World

Despite the attention to the subject of global cities over the last few decades, few scholars have confronted the ways in which globalization is creating new forms of sub-urbanization. Herzogs new book cleverly confronts this important topic for the rapidly growing metropolitan regions of the Americas. His expansive observations, lively writing and keen photographic eye combine to form a compelling narrative.

-Leslie Sklair, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics

This is a well-researched and powerfully argued account of a key urban trend  the combination of unbridled consumerism and urban sprawl with highly negative impacts on health and civility. The choice of city cases innovates by making comparisons between US and Latin American cities, showing the overall similarities in their market driven, automobile dependent pattern of contemporary development.

-Bryan R. Roberts, SociololS%