Renewing The Dream - Nik Karalis

California, Once The Epitome Of Car Culture, Is Now Leading The Green Movement, Transitioning Away From The Internal Combustion Engine And To Some Extent The Carmdash;and Having To Rethink How We Live, As This Extraordinary Urban Planning Manifesto Explores. Drawing Together Original Research, Design Studies, And Cultural Essays, Renewing The Dream Offers The First Comprehensive Look At The Changes Remaking The Mobility Landscape Of Southern Californiamdash;and The Opportunities To Reappropriate Vast Tracts Of The City For Uses. Edited By James Sanders And Produced With The Global Architecture Studio Woods Bagot, This Book Explores The Forces Propelling This Shift As Well As Its Controversial Impact On Los Angeles, As A City Once Famed For Its Car-oriented, Low-rise Landscape Is Transformed Into A More Diverse, More Dense, More Complex Place.