Main entry:

Benfield, F. Kaid.

Title & Author:

Solving sprawl : models of smart growth in communities across America / F. Kaid Benfield, Jutka Terris, Nancy Vorsanger.

Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Natural Resources Defense Council, ©2001.

Description:

xii, 200 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Chapter 1: Solving sprawl with smart growth -- Chapter 2: Smart cities. Adidas Village, Portland, Oregon. Atlantic Station, Atlanta, Georgia. The Can Company, Baltimore, Maryland. Dallas Uptown, Dallas, Texas. Denver dry Goods, Denver, Colorado. Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Boston, Massachusetts. MCI Center, Washington D.C. Pulaski Station, Chicago, Illinois. Quality Hill, Kansas City, Kansas. Rutland Wal-Mart, Rutland, Vermont, Second Street Studios, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Southside Park Cohousing, Sacramento, California. Suisun City Redevelopment, Suisin City, California. Westminster Place, St. Louis, Missouri -- Chapter 3: Smart Suburbs. Addison Circle, Addison, Texas. Bethesda Row, Bethesda, Maryland. Burnham Building, Irvington, New York. The Crossings, Mountain View, California. Eastgate Town Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee. First Suburbs Consortium, Metropolitan Cleveland, Ohio. Mashpee Commons, Mashpee, Massachusetts. Orenco Station, Hillsboro, Oregon. Reston Town Center, Reston, Virginia. Third Street Cottages, Langley, Washington. Village Green, Los Angeles, California -- Chapter 4: Smart Conservation. Antietam Battlefield, near Sharpsburg, Maryland. Barton Creek Wilderness Park, Austin, Texas. Boulder's Growth-Control Initiatives, Boulder, Colorado. Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Gwinnett and Forsyth Counties, Georgia. Chester County Comprehensive Plan, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Coast Diaries, Santa Cruz County, California. Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, Montgomery County, Maryland. Mountain Island Lake, Mecklenburg, Gaston, Lincoln Counties, North Carolina. Mountains to Sound Greenway, Seattle to Thorp, Washington. Pearl Lake, Almira Township, Michigan -- Chapter 5: The Not-So-Impossible Dream.

Summary:

"Sprawl is taking a grave toll on our environment and the way we live. Mushrooming growth has led to heavy traffic, ugly strip malls, isolated workplaces, and loss of open space."
"Solving Sprawl offers an encouraging contrast to these grim trends. Through 35 inspiring stories, the book illustrates how cities, suburbs, and rural areas have found profitable, community-oriented alternatives to sprawl. The developers, planners, and ordinary citizens featured in the book have successfully turned industrial brownfields into pedestrian-friendly shopping hubs, built affordable housing around public transit, and preserved cherished local landscapes. Solving Sprawl illustrates a wide variety of successful smart-growth strategies and reveals how these techniques allow local economies, environments, and communities to thrive."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1893340333
9781893340336
1559634324
9781559634328

Subject:

City planning United States Case studies.
Cities and towns United States Growth Case studies.
Villes États-Unis Croissance Études de cas.
Cities and towns Growth.
City planning.
City planning United States. Case studies.
Cities and towns United States Growth. Case studies.
United States.

Form/genre:

Case studies.
Études de cas.

Added entries:

Terris, Jutka, 1972-
Vorsanger, Nancy, 1963-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 222032
Call No.: HT167 .B4 2001
Status: Available