Zoned Out : Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use.

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Researchers have responded to urban sprawl, congestion, and pollution by assessing alternatives such as smart growth, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development. Underlying this has been the presumption that, for these options to be given serious consideration as part of policy reform, science h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levine, Jonathan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Earthscan, 2005.
Temas:
Zoning > United States.
Land use > United States.
Real estate development > United States > Planning.
Transportation > United States > Planning.
Cities and towns > United States > Growth.
Zonage > États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol > États-Unis.
Promotion immobilière > États-Unis > Planification.
Transport > États-Unis > Planification.
Villes > États-Unis > Croissance.
Cities and towns > Growth
Land use
Real estate development > Planning
Transportation > Planning
Zoning
Sociology & Social History.
Social Sciences.
Communities - Urban Groups.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Researchers have responded to urban sprawl, congestion, and pollution by assessing alternatives such as smart growth, new urbanism, and transit-oriented development. Underlying this has been the presumption that, for these options to be given serious consideration as part of policy reform, science has to prove that they will reduce auto use and increase transit, walking, and other physical activity. Zoned Out forcefully argues that the debate about transportation and land-use planning in the United States has been distorted by a myth?the myth that urban sprawl is the result of a free market. A.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (233 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.
ISBN:9781936331215
1936331217

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