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Andres Duany Lecture. Suburban Sprawl.

Andriy Kosetsky · lecture · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

A recording of Andres Duany's 1991 'San Antonio By Design' seminar on suburban sprawl. He lays out how codes, zoning and policy produce sprawl and makes the case for new urbanism.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends it as a comprehensive, still-accurate and often funny account of how zoning and policy force suburban sprawl.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2017, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “His talk from 30 years ago is still so eerily precise and comprehensive”

    Duany's comprehensive talk on sprawl, still precise decades later

    trgn, 2017-02 · Strong recommendation · in “Let’s not demonize driving, just stop subsidizing it”

  2. “One of my favourite videos on youtube and quite hilarious at times”

    Hilarious 90s planning talk, a favourite YouTube video

    tmnvix, 2024-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Measuring the impact of zoning on housing in a city”

  3. “You may find this talk [0], or the speaker's book Suburban Nation, enlightening.”

    Explains how public policy and zoning force suburban sprawl

    closeparen, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “California Considers Placing a Mileage Tax on Drivers (2017)”

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Topics: new urbanism, zoning, urban planning, andres duany, housing policy

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