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In this inconsistent but provocative analysis, Kunstler ( Blood Solstice ), a novelist and journalist, mixes memoir, historical essay and reporting to condemn the car-dependent suburbanization of America. Kunstler, who writes ably, casts a very wide net: he finds the roots of American individualism in pre-colonial property ownership, decries the abstracting influence of modernism on city architecture and slams road-builder Robert Moses to support his contention that suburbia is a social environment without soul. He offers an intriguing history of the decline of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., his hometown, describes trips to failing Detroit and well-planned Portland, Ore., and dissects "capitals of unreality" like Disney World and Atlantic City. His worthy but sketchily described solutions--a sustainable economy, better neighborhood development and preservation of the countryside--could, however, each merit a book.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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In this spirited, irreverent critique, Kunstler spares none of the culprits that have conspired in the name of the American Dream to turn the U.S. landscape from a haven of the civic ideal into a nightmare of crass commercial production and consumption. Kunstler strips the bark off the utopian social engineering promoted by the machine-worshiping Modern movement of Gropius, Le Corbusier, and Frank Lloyd Wright and skewers the intellectual camps (e.g., Venturi) that have thrived on making academic glory of the consumer wasteland. With the fervor of an investigative reporter and in the vernacular of a tabloid journalist, Kunstler exposes the insidious "car lobby" and gives case studies of landscapes as diverse as Detroit, Atlantic City, and Seaside, Florida, to illustrate both the woes and hopeful notes. The ideas in this book are not new (Jane Jacobs and William H. Whyte Jr. were bemoaning the loss of civic life a quarter-century ago), but Kunstler gives their case an urgent, popular voice. An eminently relevant and important book; highly recommended.
- Thomas P.R. Nugent, New York
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3.0étoiles sur 5 A rather bleak view of cities and suburbia, Jui 14 2009
Par G. MCKENNA (Vancouver, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Well written and an easy read, the book is a bit of a downer, decrying almost all cities and neighbourhood without offering much hope.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A Must-Read; Kunstler Pulls No Punches, Janv. 12 2007
Par Bruce Rhodes "love 2 read" (near Toronto) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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"The Geography of Nowhere" was published in 1993, but it would still be a newsworthy contribution to our understanding of current North American society if it were published here in 2007. Putting it in other words, James Kunstler's "Geography of Nowhere" was way ahead of its time, and remains an insightful assessment of what is wrong with most American (and, I would argue, Canadian) "communities".

Perennially cheap oil has driven developers and planners over the past few decades to build spread-out, vehicle-centric monocultures in which citizens are typically unable to safely and comfortably walk from home to a store to buy a loaf of bread. Notwithstanding this sorry state of affairs, the average citizen unconsciously accepts this horrendous way of life that, as Kunstler puts it, demands that vehicle ownership be a condition of citizenship.

We have been collectively oblivious to the increasing costs of maintaining sprawl, and it is now to the point where entire suburban subdivisions could be abandoned once cheap oil disappears. I live in such a suburb, north of Toronto, and I can easily picture much of this area becoming a valueless slum within two generations. In fact, video footage of my home town of Richmond Hill is featured in the documentary "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream", in which James Kunstler is a keynote spokesperson.

It was particularly gratifying to read three sections of the book that validated views and conclusions that I made years ago:

The first section addresses the "Renaissance Center" in downtown Detroit, which Kunstler describes as having been a financial and social disaster from day one. I lived two miles from the "Ren Cen" between 1979 and 1981, which were the promising early years for the five-tower complex. With great expectations, I visited the Ren Cen several times, with friends. We took the tunnel bus under the Detroit River from Windsor, and tried to enter the building on foot. As Kunstler describes well, it is really difficult to walk into the building... pedestrians need to negotiate ramps designed for fast vehicular egress. It was always unnerving walking to and from the complex.

Once inside the Ren Cen, we would usually head up to the revolving bar and restaurant on the top floor of the tallest tower. Patrons had to pay an admission fee to ride the elevator to the top, and there was often a lineup to board the elevator. Once up in the bar, you needed to buy drinks at a rate that kept the servers happy; they were conscious of "loiterers" nursing one drink just to stay up there and enjoy the view. A public space this was NOT! I clearly recall getting into an argument with a server who announced that I wasn't buying enough drinks, and that I had better order another round, or leave. I left, never to return.

After my last visit, I heard an hilarious yet telling news report of enterprising locals coming in to the Ren Cen from off the street and taking the five feet tall potted plants that were in the corridors for decorative purposes (i.e. the plants were property of the Ren Cen), and selling them to passers-by for $50 each!

The second section of the book that validated my own long-held beliefs deals with theme parks, and with Disney in particular. Kunstler hits the nail on the head when he speaks of "Disney World's air of fascism". Even before reading this book, I concluded that the managers of theme parks, with their technology of crowd control (often bordering on manipulation), which now includes fingerprinting, should be hired as consultants should our federal government decide to implement a totalitarian state.

In fairness, I have not been to any Disney facility; I have boycotted them, and would not visit even if you paid me. On the other hand, I have "experienced" Busch Gardens in Florida, and Cedar Point in Ohio; when in these places, it is clear that you are not supposed to think for yourself. These "experiences" are the antithesis of spontaneity: you are to move where they tell you, when they tell you. I found these "experiences" to be mind numbing, stultifying and pointless.

The third section describes the hell that is Los Angeles. I have visited the city a number of times. Only my first visit was a voluntary vacation trip; all subsequent visits were for business or for family functions. To get the most out of LA, you need lots of money, a motor vehicle, and patience to endure profound traffic jams. Clearly, this prescription is not sustainable. I recall trying to drive six miles to Dodger Stadium on a weeknight to see a baseball game. I allowed two hours to get there, and had to abandon my plans after 90 minutes, because I'd driven less than two miles.

Kunstler serves up hopeful examples of good urban planning with his descriptions of Portland, Oregon and Seaside, Florida. In both of these communities, planners actually thought about and gave weight to the needs, values and interests of the human beings that would live there, and thankfully ascribed less importance to the fossil fuel-guzzling vehicles that might otherwise dominate with their resource-hungry predilections. For the most part, however, the might and desires of developers continue to trump city councils, planning departments and the aspirations of the average citizen.

In summary, I am grateful for Kunstler having written this book, because he makes me realize that I am not alone in thinking that we have created, and are now living in and getting used to, a toxic, unsustainable and increasingly inhuman field of unfulfillable dreams.

I highly recommend both "The Geography of Nowhere", as well as Kunstler's later work, "The Long Emergency". Both books deliver a refreshing yet sobering truth that blow away the deceit, lies and artifice within which most of us allow ourselves to float along from day to day, here in the "developed world".
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Quite frank and quite real, Juil 12 2004
Par Brian (Boulder, CO USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
In the book called The Geography of Nowhere, James Kunstler, the author, fiercely creates the point to the reader that America has turned into a wasted landscape. Kunstler's strongest point comes from his critique on the suburbs. Some chapters like in "A Place Called Home," chapter nine, he expresses his harsh attitude to the suburbs by calling it a disaster in ways. Coining phrases like "symptoms of this disease," Kunstler clearly states his antipathy towards the structure of the suburbs. Another topic that Kunstler focuses on in this book is the automobile. He wastes no time at listing the reasons why America would need a new transportation source for the future. Besides saying that the automobile created an unhealthy addiction to oil, a source that is non-renewable, Kunstler also talks about how poorly it has shaped our country. Congested highways, hot concentrations of pollution, unsafe environments for our growing children are some of the reasons in chapter six called "Joy Ride." Throughout the book, an underlying theme entwined with Kunstler's main ideas is the thought of bringing back the meaning life. As vague as that may seem, Kunstler means to create places that are worth caring for and can be truly appreciated. In chapters like "How to Mess Up a Town" and "The Loss of Community," Kunstler asserts how degraded and dull life has become. Fields to frolic about turned into silent parking lots and every single house in a neighborhood complex exactly alike inside out. In the last chapter, "Better Places," Kunstler talks about how some people are trying to revive the world of architecture and remaking land into towns that are pedestrian-friendly and are also worth caring for. All in all, Kunstler's book, The Geography of Nowhere, contains many ideas of the horrible state of American life and what is being done about it.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Welcome Voice of Reason
Kunstler's informed report may come off as a rant, but he does speak from a place of genuine concern. Read more
Publié le Mai 11 2004 par Vishuna

1.0étoiles sur 5 Nothing like an self-proclaimed elite dicating our tastes
As has already been well-documented by other reviewers, Kuntsler does a decent job in terms of putting old, worn-out critiques of sprawl into lively prose. Read more
Publié le Mai 5 2004

4.0étoiles sur 5 wonderfully cynical
The _Geography of Nowhere_ is a scathing attack on post-WWII (sub-)urban planning. Kunstler had no formal training at the time he wrote the book and channels his anger and... Read more
Publié le Déc 21 2002 par gabed

3.0étoiles sur 5 Passionately written, but logically flawed
While I agree with many of Kuntsler's opinions about the nature of the suburban landscape and our absurd, unsustainable use of the automobile, I believe the vitriolic tone of his... Read more
Publié le Nov. 20 2002 par Robyn L Wilgus

4.0étoiles sur 5 Greetings...... from Rust Belt Hell!!!
Kuntsler was dead on in his excoriation of my (sigh) hometown in his scathing chapter on how to completely annihlate both a populace and the surrounding environment in one fell... Read more
Publié le Juil 19 2002

5.0étoiles sur 5 Provocative criticism of suburbia and modern development
James Kunstler's "The Geography of Nowhere" is both an explaination of how we got to the Superhighway/Suburbia landscape and of how we might escape it. Read more
Publié le Jui 18 2002 par Virgil

4.0étoiles sur 5 Bracing Account Of Our Suburban Nightmare.
If you are one of the millions of Americans who live in the suburbs, you MUST read this book.

Kunstler, while elitist in his opinions, nonetheless brings forth a wealth of... Read more

Publié le Mai 8 2002 par wackytobaccee

3.0étoiles sur 5 "Come on Toto let's go home to Kansas"
James Howard Kunstler would perfectly understand Dorothy's wish to return to simpler days and a happier life. Read more
Publié le Avril 6 2002 par michaeleve

5.0étoiles sur 5 revolutionary
Geography of Nowhere is a wonderful, life-changing book. I wish I could make every developer, every SUV owner and every town council read this book. Read more
Publié le Mars 4 2002 par Shannon B Davis

4.0étoiles sur 5 Dead on, in most places
Although the middle of the book maybe a bit dry for my tastes, The Geography of Nowhere traces through human history the evolution of cities, and places, and how we have reached... Read more
Publié le Janv. 16 2002 par themapman

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