The Death and Life of the Single-Family House: Lessons from Vancouver on Building a Livable City

by Nathanael Lauster

Book Overview

Vancouver today is recognized as one of the most livable cities in the world as well as an international model for sustainability and urbanism. Single-family homes in this city are "a dying breed." Most people live in the various low-rise and high-rise urban alternatives throughout the metropolitan area.

The Death and Life of the Single-Family House explains how residents in Vancouver attempt to make themselves at home without a house...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439913943
• ISBN13: 9781439913949
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"