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John R. Stilgoe, Orchard Professor in the History of Landscape, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Suburban Force: What Really Brought Americans to the Suburbs & Why It Matters Now More Than Ever Television and then the Web have skewed popular understanding of suburban living, deflecting thoughtful people (including landscape professionals) from examining the subtle, but powerful forces, driving 150 years of American suburbanization.

• What were the forces luring smart people to the suburbs?
• How did urban intellectuals and advertisers shift media attention to urban lifestyles?
• How can landscape professionals tap into powerful forces still energizing today's suburban clients?
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