1st Edition
Growth Management in the US Between Theory and Practice
By Karina Pallagst
Copyright 2007
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Urban sprawl is one of the key planning issues facing many US cities, leading to the creation and adoption of a variety of approaches to control growth. However, many growth management ideas do not align well with the growth-promoting planning traditions of the US, which historically have been dominated by the concerns of the market, the landowner and the developer. Illustrated by a study of the... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Growth management: background and development; Multiple theories in the city and regional planning 'store'; Linking theory to action: classifying growth management activities in line with the theoretical framework; Managing growth in California and dealing with growth in the San Francisco Bay Area; Applying growth management activities in the San Francisco Bay Area - experiences and examples; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Karina Pallagst
