TY - BOOK AU - Flint,Anthony TI - This Land: the battle over sprawl and the future of America. SN - 0801884195 (hard cover : alk. paper) AV - HT384.U5 F55 2006 U1 - 307.76/0973 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Baltimore PB - John Hopkins KW - Cities and towns KW - United States KW - Growth KW - Local KW - Land use KW - Suburbs KW - Real estate development N1 - Index; Bibliography; Contents: Introduction: Developing America I -- 1: Grids and Greenfields 19 -- 2: Suburbia’s Promise and Curse 40 -- 3: New Paradigm: New Urbanism 61 -- 4: The Smart Growth Revolution 81 -- 5: Walk Daily, Buy Local, Build Green 104 -- 6: Hands Off My Land 127 -- 7: Dream Defenders and Sprawl Inc. 149 -- 8: Pitched Battles 172 -- 9: The Density Dilemma 191 -- 10: Smart, and Fair 209 -- 11: Planning and Disaster 229 -- Conclusion: Six Healthy Habits for Sensible Growth 246 -- Notes 261 -- Bibliographical Essay 273 -- Acknowledgments 279 -- Index 283 -- N2 - Despite a modest revival in city living, Americans are spreading out more than ever - into "exurbs" and "boomburbs" miles from anywhere, in big houses in big subdivisions. We cling to the notion of safer neighborhoods and better schools, but what we get, argues Anthony Flint, is long commutes, crushing gas prices and higher taxes and a landscape of strip malls and office parks badly in need of a makeover. This Land tells the untold story of development in America how the landscape is shaped by a furious clash of political, economic and cultural forces. It is the story of burgeoning anti sprawl movement, a 1960s style revolution of New Urbanism, smart growth, and green building. And it is the story of landowners fighting back on the basis of property rights, with free market libertarians, homebuilders, road pavers, financial institutions, and even the lawn care industry right alongside them. The subdivisions and extra wide roadways are encroaching into the wetlands of Florida, ranchlands in Texas, and the desert outside Phoenix and Las Vegas. But with up to 120 million more people in the country by 2050, will the spread out pattern cave in on itself? Could Americans embrace a new approach to development if it made sense for them? A veteran journalist who covered planning, development, and housing for the Boston Globe for sixteen years and a visiting scholar in 2005 at the Harvard Design School, Flint reveals some surprising truths about the future and how we live in This Land -- ER -