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Urban sprawl: a comprehensive reference guide
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
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From the Book
Recent emergence of sprawl as an issue in American policy debates / Neal Peirce
Defining and managing sprawl / David C. Soule
Historical framework : cities and their regions, suburbanization, and federal policies / David C. Soule
Legal framework : the laws of sprawl and the laws of smart growth / Jay Wickersham
Planning framework : a planning framework for managing sprawl / Ralph Willmer
Economic framework : the economics of sprawl / Zenia Kotval and John Mullin
Social framework : sprawl, race, and concentrated poverty - changing the "rules of the game" / David Rusk
Social framework : planning for a civic society - investing in social infrastructure to develop social capital / Meredith Cooper
Political framework : the politics of sprawl / David C. Soule
Real estate markets and property law / David C. Soule
Transportation systems : market choices and fair prices - five years of twin cities research / Curtis Johnson
Atlanta metropatterns : a regional agenda for community and stability / Myron Orfield
Shared freedom : a dynamic standard for equity in the sprawl debate / John Moynihan
The impact of sprawl on the environment and human health / Sarah Gardner
The cost of sprawl / David C. Soule
Measuring change : databases, build-out analysis, scenario planning, and models / David C. Soule
Taking democracy to scale : tools for planning at the speed of change / Ron Thomas
Sprawl and local government taxation regimes : cause and effect / Ari Breuning, James Hlawek, and David C. Soule
Immigration : friend or foe / Alexander von Hoffman and David C. Soule
Governing complexity : the emergence of regional compacts / Douglas Henton, John Melville, and John Parr
The local arena : changing regulations and standards to address sprawl / Terry Szold
Greenspace and natural resource preservation / Robert Yaro
Regional equity and smart growth : opportunities for advancing social and economic justice in America / Angela Glover Blackwell and Radhika K. Fox
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Database resources
Appendix 2: Web sites for sprawl research
Appendix 3: Contact information for smart-growth alliances
Appendix 4: Ahwahnee principles for resource-efficient communities.
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9780313320385
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