简介：SinceWorldWarIINorthAmericanshaveinvestedmuchoftheirnewfoundwealthinsuburbia.Ithaspromisedasenseofspace,affordability,familylifeandupwardmobility.Asthepopulationofsuburbansprawlhasexplodedinthepast50years,sotoohasthesuburbanwayoflifebecomeembeddedintheAmericanconsciousness. Suburbia,andallitpromises,hasbecometheAmericanDream. Butasweenterthe21stcentury,seriousquestionsarebeginningtoemergeaboutthesustainabilityofthiswayoflife.Withbrutalhonestyandatouchofirony,TheEndofSuburbiaexplorestheAmericanWayofLifeanditsprospectsastheplanetapproachesacriticalera,asglobaldemandforfossilfuelsbeginstooutstripsupply.WorldOilPeakandtheinevitabledeclineoffossilfuelsareuponusnow,somescientistsandpolicymakersargueinthisdocumentary. Theconsequencesofinactioninthefaceofthisglobalcrisisareenormous.WhatdoesOilPeakmeanforNorthAmerica?Asenergypricesskyrocketinthecomingyears,howwillthepopulationsofsuburbiareacttothecollapseoftheirdream?Aretoday'ssuburbsdestinedtobecometheslumsoftomorrow?AndwhatcanbedoneNOW,individuallyandcollectively,toavoidTheEndofSuburbia?…