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So-Called Manifesto for Sustainable Cities is a Far Cry from Global Vision it Claims to Espouse

By Zane Fischer
Santa Fe Reporter | September 10, 2009
A new book called Albert Speer & Partner: A Manifesto for Sustainable Cities aims to address the urban-planning end of the spectrum and clarify best practices in the field. Unfortunately, despite its grandiose title (a manifesto!), the book is a simple monograph on the work of one architecture and planning firm, and a platform only for its views.
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Tags: Albert Speer & Partner: A Manifesto for Sustainable Cities, Jeremy Gaines and Stefan Jager, Development, sustainability, nonfiction

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