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At the moment of its triumph, suburbia is starting to show signs of collapse. Having remade the face of North America, the tide now seems to be turning against the `burbs. The downfall won`t be quick, but already the unthinkable is starting to happen.
As Christopher Leinberger argues in an article in the current Atlantic, "a structural change is underway in the housing market."
The author and urban planner insists that the troubles go well beyond the U.S. subprime crisis, that in fact they are evidence of a shift that will fundamentally alter the social and economic map of the continent.
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Columnist/article/308762
As Christopher Leinberger argues in an article in the current Atlantic, "a structural change is underway in the housing market."
The author and urban planner insists that the troubles go well beyond the U.S. subprime crisis, that in fact they are evidence of a shift that will fundamentally alter the social and economic map of the continent.
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Columnist/article/308762