Urban Sprawl, Global Warming, and the Empire of Capital

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Argues that the United States refuses to address global warming because of the reliance of the American economy on urban sprawl.

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Acknowledgments	p. vii
Urban Sprawl and the Empire of Capital	p. 1
Political Economy and the Imperatives of the State	p. 19
Real Estate Interests and the Techniques of Urban Sprawl	p. 39
The Federal Government and the National Establishment of Urban Sprawl	p. 53
U.S. Oil Policy and Urban Sprawl	p. 67
Democratic Ethics, Environmental Groups, and Symbolic Inclusion: The Case of Global Warming	p. 85
Conclusion Political Power and the Future of the Planet	p. 107
Notes	p. 113
References	p. 123
Index	p. 157
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