Seeing SOCIOLOGY inthe a hews Modern Suburbia Not Just By HOYA EL NASSER May 23, 2008 nese deo fom Beling sre in Phocnis lst monthand beaded wet tie son tan Deser, deep ino wba. ts denon Shines Ameean renal seen in Bickye one ofthe mam nutes sprawling mettopalicn ane Members ofthe gop ded the seca, th cnet ce careamenitis nde designate a homes a Sun Gly Fetal Sto sey commit for pope re 8 Thon On the leanne and onder co oe development wee ot seni pany reeen but goennent fica ne Sous acouplet aches ands fens ak ion: study American suburbia mith on isis: back tome, ™ 00d or bad, the USA's suburbs have become a lving laboratory forthe word. Develop. I ha [As more Third World contri’ economics develop their idle ds grows, So des the Saw a waitonl U.S. barb he suburb represent, almost ke «cic the American dream’ sia New York atchitect Kevin Keron,» "I can own 3 pet of and Can hve my Rowson that nd” The ree ofthe mile cat in deveoping sain hnpening a oe ofthe wor pustion shifts from rural to wiban sea Move than bal ofthe world’ population and About 80% ofthe US. population five im urban “ery year wea 60 milion urban eden on Eta ad Sunn ace eter Of panning at the iver of Cincinnati “The counties most suscepible to embracing the simeran mode ae partly those with 3 coring economy and an emerging cas offs cnt renentsand consumers really eager 10 tmbrace the American iesye. They dont want jt the howse bat the whole package the three Cae gargs the mal lf hae + Across China, entice su built a dizzying speed to keep up with popu tract-home developments Spanish or Italian architecture have all-Ame ‘an names Yosemite and Napa Valley. ft-and how not to in America Anymore ng counts contending wth xxv population {pow and conomic Spansion se eon an forhins about how to mange growing ce Copied for years on 1 sal sate and adapted to del with more srngent canteen tl sandards and imited and in Wess bene American suburbs now hae ge aj ga next to shanytowns ouside Busnes een e P ‘any homes ate tema toa aes lation growth, Outside Beijing and Shanghai, designed 10 mimic Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe have leashed such a development boom that they ve turned to the USA for lessons on how to do Developers adapt their project to fit the local culture In respect for strict Muslim tenets about privacy, for example, Kennon has built high walls around every home in a subdivision hes working ‘on in Lahore. Some of his homes in China have two kitchens—a regular kitchen and one with natural ventilation to allow fresh air to circulate ‘while cooking fred foods. In Argentina, developers are building gated communities in poor neighborhoods. Shanty- towns pepper the outskirts of Buenos Aires, areas that had no roads and other infastructuse until a major upgrade inthe 1990s, Libertun de Duren says. Once highways were built, gated developments went up and lured commuters who worked in the city. The developments pro- vided employment to the residents of shanty- towns, she says Personal safety, a concern that has driven Americans out of cites and into suburbia, plays an even greater role in Latin America. “You have the gated community phenomenon across the clases” Heinrichs says. “In principle, Visginia Tech hosted» conteence urban cities are being “Suburban World” inlading more then from 19 counties and very continent exept Antarctica. Participants toured ‘Washington's northern Vigna an “edge cya hoge busines dine ene traditional urban ca c Sn town centers (Reson). They dace the cone ronmental, tin may coun ‘oie The pus on to inspire developing coun to do what more American consmosian s doing: steer away from sprawli hg fom spreling, coke cater subdivisions popularized afer World Wis try Grate susunale communities that wil ed deplete natural esoares Thatincades development bul aound mass tans ations rece relance on sna and pro} <5 that mis homes and business hae en can valk fom homeo sores and others The global dcusion ha begun am he He atracted 135 people = 40 planers and schol urs and saw examples of ‘enter (Tyson's Corner)—and social and economic impacts of ub- and Brazil Latin American cities follow the U.S. model. The idea of living somewhere green outside the hustle and bustle of cites and all the contamination is pretty much the same.” WHAT 00 YOU THINK? 1. What factors are at work causing suburbs to develop so quickly around the world? ‘The article claims that the Chinese vistors to the United States viewed the suburban devel- ‘opment they visited as “clean and “order.” How do these opinions compare to what peo- ple in the Unted States typically say about suburbia? ‘According to the arte, suburbs ae expanding fasteat in courites where people want a way of Me that a simiar to tat found in the United States, A the same time, can you ve exam oi tina ct on uate and te nomes hy cota? (3-9 2008 apie wih perm 2. ‘Sou SA Td apr