Suburban Sprawl - Private Decisions and Public Policy (Hardcover)

Suburban Sprawl combines historical, political, economic, geographic, and urban planning analysis to provide the most comprehensive overview of why and how urban sprawl occurs. It shows that all previous attempts to pin the blame on one or two causes - "highway building" or "consumer preferences" - totally miss the complex and interwoven character of public policy and private interests in creating today's urban form. The authors have included the detailed analyses of expenditures which show that federal housing subsidies have contributed significantly to sprawl in the post-war period, as well as a comprehensive overview of policies that can be used to reduce sprawl or reduce its negative consequences. This book will inform the growing policy community involved in regionalism and the general urban policy community. It can also be assigned in undergraduate and graduate level classes in urban sociology, geography, urban politics, and urban planning.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Wim Wiewel • Joseph J. Persky
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-0-7656-0967-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General Books > Earth & environment > Regional & area planning > Urban & municipal planning > General
LSN:	0-7656-0967-3
Barcode:	9780765609670

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