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xxii, 570 p. ill. ; maps ; 26 cm. Contents : Foreword : Recent Emergence of Sprawl as an Issue in American Policy , Debates by Neal Peirce xi -- Preface xv -- Acknowledgments xix -- Introduction xxi -- Part I . Sprawl in Context -- 1 Defining and Managing Sprawl David C . Soule 3 -- 2 Historical Framework : Cities and Their Regions , Suburbanization , and Federal Policies David C . Soule 12 -- 3 Legal Framework : The Laws of Sprawl and the Laws of Smart Growth Jay Wickersham 26 -- 4 Planning Framework : A Planning Framework for Managing Sprawl Ralph Willmer 61 -- 5 Economic Framework : The Economics of Sprawl Zenia Kotval and John Mullin 79 -- 6 Social Framework : Sprawl , Race , and Concentrated Poverty - Changing the " Rules of the Game " David Rusk 90 -- 7 Social Framework : Planning for a Civic Society — Investing in Social Infrastructure to Develop Social Capital Meredith Cooper 103 -- 8 Political Framework : The Politics of Sprawl David C . Soule 127 -- PART II . Sprawl Dynamics -- 9 Real Estate Markets and Property Law , David C . Soule 141 -- 10 Transportation Systems : Market Choices and Fair Prices - Five Years of Twin Cities Research , Curtis Johnson 147 -- 11 Atlanta Metropatterns : A Regional Agenda for Community and Stability , Myron Orfield 175 -- PART III . What ' s Wrong with Sprawl ? -- 12 Shared Freedom : A Dynamic Standard for Equity in the Sprawl Debate John Moynihan 219 -- 13 The Impact of Sprawl on the Environment and Human Health Sarah Gardner 240 -- 14 The Cost of Sprawl , David C . Soule 260 -- PART IV . Measuring and Analyzing Sprawl -- 15 Measuring Change : Databases , Build - Out Analysis , Scenario Planning , and Models David C . Soule 273 -- 16 Taking Democracy to Scale : Tools for Planning at the Speed of Change Ron Thomas 289 -- PART V . Cross - Cutting Issues -- 17 Sprawl and Local Government Taxation Regimes : Cause and Effect , Ari Bruening , James Hlawek and David C . Soule 335 -- 18 Immigration : Friend or Foe , Alexander von Hoffman and David C . Soule 354 -- PART VI . Policy Prescriptions -- 19 Governing Complexity : The Emergence of Regional Compacts , Douglas Henton, John Melville, and John Parr 365 -- 20 The Local Arena : Changing Regulations and Standards to Address Sprawl Terry Szold 377 -- 21 Greenspace and Natural Resource Preservation Robert Yaro 394 -- 22 Regional Equity and Smart Growth : Opportunities for Advancing Social and Economic Justice in America , Angela Glover Blackwell and Radhika K . Fox 407 -- Conclusion 429 -- Appendix I : Database Resources 431 -- Appendix II : Web Sites for Sprawl Research 435 -- Appendix III : Contact Information for Smart - Growth Alliances 441 -- Appendix IV : Ahwahnee Principles for Resource - Efficient Communities 445 -- Glossary 447 -- Comprehensive Bibliography 489 -- Index 549 -- About the Editor and Contributors 563 -- edited by David C. Soule ; foreword by Neal Peirce. Index. Bibliography. Cities and towns United States Growth Regional planning United States HT384.U5 U74 2007 307.760973 9780803260153 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2007013771 pucpr 081810 20260224171320.0 eng