Revitalizing the city : strategies to contain sprawl and revive the core / Fritz W. Wagner [and others] editors

Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2005]
Copyright Date: ©2005
Physical Description: xvi, 341 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators: Wagner, Fritz W.

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Cities and contemporary society

Contents

A perspective on suburban expansion and metropolitan development / Krishna M. Akundi -- Is there a need to contain growth? / Elise Bright -- The challenges of smart growth: the San Diego case / Nico Calavita, Roger Caves, and Kathleen Ferrier -- The role of county governments in metropolitan administration: a study of the St. Louis MSA / Mark Tranel -- Regional governance and sustainability: the case of Vancouver / Alan F.J. Artibise and John Meligrana -- The effect of regional smart growth on metropolitan growth and construction: a preliminary assessment / Arthur C. Nelson and Raymond J. Burby -- Impacts of building code enforcement on the housing industry / Raymond J. Burby -- Citizen reaction to Brownfield's redevelopment / Sabina E. Deitrick and Stephen C. Farber -- Payments-in-lieu-of-taxes: a revenue-generating strategy for central cities / Pamela Leland -- Central city and suburban policy choices / Victoria M. Basolo and Chihyen Huang -- Mixed-income housing / Alex Schwartz and Kian Tajbakhsh -- Cybercities / Jill Simone Gross -- Conclusion: opportunities and challenges for containing sprawl and revitalizing the core / Alan F.J. Artibise.

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ISBN

0765612429 (cloth : alk. paper)
0765612437 (pbk.: alk. paper)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition

Harrisburg copy: Purchased with funds from the Library of the Future Campaign; 20045.

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