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Contents Foreword: Recent Emergence of Sprawl as an Issue in American Policy Debates Neal Peirce Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1: Sprawl in Context 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 Part 2: Sprawl Dynamics 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 Part 3: What's Wrong with Sprawl? 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 Part 4: Measuring and Analyzing Sprawl 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 Part 5: Cross-Cutting Issues 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 Part 6: Policy Prescriptions 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: Ahawanee Principles for Resource-Efficient Communities Glossary Editor and Contributors Comprehensive Bibliography Index
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Cities and towns -- United States -- Growth.
Regional planning -- United States.