Hot towns : the future of the fastest growing communities in America / Peter Wolf.

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Wolf, Peter M.

Title & Author:

Hot towns : the future of the fastest growing communities in America / Peter Wolf.

Publication:

Description:

xi, 283 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-262) and index.
The fifth migration begins -- Forces driving the fifth migration -- Where the fifth wave is going -- Causes and consequences of community decay -- The whiff of self-destruction in particular growth areas -- What is wise growth? -- Planning, zoning, and land use -- Resource preservation and enhancement -- Smart public policy -- Private and non profit initiatives -- How to evaluate a growth town -- The benefits of wise growth.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Hot Towns is about the current, vast national relocation of one million Americans a year, who take with them assets greater than the entire real estate value of New York City. Successful, accomplished, and well-financed people of all ages are moving to communities they view as choice - places distinguished by fine climate, physical beauty, abundant natural recreation resources, and minimal social problems and low crime."--Jacket.
"These American boom towns, Peter Wolf writes, have grown in jobs and population at two to three times the national average. But warning signs of deterioration are already evident: overbuilding, failing natural resources, rising taxes, and traffic congestion are all taking a toll on these communities."--Jacket.
"Wolf demonstrates how it is possible - even during a town's rapid expansion - to enhance the quality of residents' lives, to incorporate aesthetics and design into town evolution, to protect what is precious in nature, and to preserve the best that has already been built."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0813526965 (alk. paper)
9780813526966 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Urban-rural migration United States.
Cities and towns Ratings and rankings United States.
Exode urbain États-Unis.
Villes Classement États-Unis.
Cities and towns Ratings and rankings.
Rural conditions.
Urban-rural migration.
Ländlicher Raum
Migration
Prognose
Stadt
Stadtentwicklung
Cities and towns United States Ratings.
United States Rural conditions.
États-Unis Conditions rurales.
United States.
USA

Holdings:

Location: Library main 220695
Call No.: HT381 .W65 1999
Status: Available

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