For decades, concerns have been raised about the consequences of
relentless suburban expansion in the United States. But so far,
government programs to control urban sprawl have had little effect
in slowing it down, much less stopping it. In this book, Pietro S.
Nivola raises important questions about the continued
suburbanization of America: Is suburban growth just the result of
market forces, or have government policies helped induce greater
sprawl? How much of the government intervention has been
undesirable, and what has been beneficial? And, if suburban growth
is to be controlled, what changes in public policies would be not
only effective, but practical?
Nivola addresses these questions by comparing sprawling U.S.
metropolitan areas to compact development patterns in Europe. He
contrasts the effects of traditional urban programs, as well as
"accidental urban policies" that have a profound if commonly
unrecognized impact on cities, including national tax systems,
energy conservation efforts, agricultural supports, and protection
from international commerce.
Nivola also takes a hard look at the traditional solutions of
U.S. urban policy agenda involving core-area reconstruction
projects, mass transit investments, "smart" growth controls, and
metropolitan organizational rearrangements, and details the reasons
why they often don't work. He concludes by recommending reforms for
key U.S. policies--from taxes to transportation to federal
regulations--based on the successes and failures of the European
experience.
Brookings Metropolitan Series
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