Title & Author:

Smart growth in a changing world / edited by Jonathan Barnett ; with chapters by Jonahtan Barnett [and others].

Publication:

Chicago, Ill. : Planners Press, American Planning Association, [2007]
©2007

Description:

iii, 147 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Smart growth in a changing world ; What are the nation's future growth trends? / Jonathan Barnett -- Runaway American dream / F. Kaid Benfield -- Transportation in the multi-city regions / Shelley Poticha -- Alternate futures for the seven-county Orlando region / Jonathan Barnett -- Reinventing megalopolis : the Northeast megaregion / Robert D. Yaro and Armando Carbonell -- Natural hazards and regional design ; Smart growth in cities and towns / Jonathan Barnett -- America's future and federal smarth growth policies / W. Paul Farmer.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"The United States is in the midst of a crisis of energy consumption and environmental degradation, whose costs will become increasingly clear as our population skyrockets and our cities continue to sprawl. Unchecked development in multicity regions has damaged the natural environment, snarled traffic, and caused us to burn petroleum at a rate far greater than the rest of the world. Smart Growth in a Changing World documents the United States' hidden growth crisis and shows how balanced transportation and natural resource preservation can put urban development on a sustainable path, as well as making it more efficient and equitable for consumers. This groundbreaking volume on the urban dilemma features case studies on transportation and conservation in Florida and the Northeast as well as proposals for hazard migration, green cities, mixed-use centers, walkable neighborhoods, and planning policies at the national level. As our global competitors are investing in smart growth strategies such as high-speed rail lines and regional rapid transit, this timely book calls for a similarly forward-thinking new development approach in the United States."--Publisher summary.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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ISBN:

1932364366
9781932364361
9781932364378
1932364374

Subject:

Regional planning United States.
Land use United States.
Cities and towns United States Growth.
Regional planning Environmental aspects United States.
Aménagement du territoire États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol États-Unis.
Villes États-Unis Croissance.
Aménagement du territoire Aspect de l'environnement États-Unis.
Cities and towns Growth
Land use
Regional planning
Regional planning Environmental aspects
United States

Added entries:

Barnett, Jonathan, editor.
American Planning Association.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 256839
Call No.: BIB 187274
Status: Available