Regional planning for a sustainable America how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment
Regional Planning for a Sustainable America is the first book to represent the great variety of today & rsquo;s effective regional planning programs that combat America's poorly designed, sprawling development. The book analyzes dozens of regional initiatives across North America by bringin...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press
c2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31038001*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction / Carleton K. Montgomery
- Mandatory plans. Regional growth management in the Portland metropolitan area / Andrew Cotugno and Richard Benner
- Regional planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area / Sy Adler, Carl Abbott, and Margery Post Abbott
- Restoring the Tahoe region with comprehensive regional planning / Gordon Barrett
- Ontario's growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe / Brad Graham
- Adirondack Park : the great conservation experiment / Ross Whaley and Brian Houseal
- Pinelands National Reserve : saving a unique ecosystem in the nation's most densely developed state / John C. Stokes and Susan R. Grogan
- Planning for tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey / Eileen Swan
- Restoration, conservation, and economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands / Robert Ceberio
- Changing the land use paradigm to save New York's Central Pine Barrens / Raymond P. Corwin
- Cape Cod : protecting a land of sand and water / John Lipman and Maggie Geist
- Collaborative and voluntary planning initiatives. Integrated planning for a sustainable future in Puget Sound / Robert Drewel
- Integrated land use, transportation, and air quality planning in Sacramento / Mike McKeever
- Envision Utah : building communities on values / Alan Matheson, Jr.
- Regional planning in Florida / Charles L. Siemon
- Regional planning for livable communities in Atlanta / Rob LeBeau
- From the mountains to the sea : Maryland's Smart Growth program / Richard Hall
- Raising the bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program / Carlton Haywood
- The political dead zone in Chesapeake Bay / Howard R. Ernst
- Regional planning at a county scale in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania / Ray D'Agostino and Mary L. Frey
- Land use and infrastructure planning in the greater Philadelphia region / Barry Seymour
- Regional planning for the Delaware River / Carol R. Collier
- Planning for sustainable agriculture, forestry, and biodiversity in Maine / Elizabeth Hertz
- Society, economics, and regional planning. Regions for climate resiliency / Robert D. Yaro and David M. Kooris
- Megaregion planning and high-speed rail / Petra Todorovich
- The economic benefits of regional planning / Christopher Jones
- Serving the environment and economy through regional planning / Paul D. Gottlieb
- Promoting fiscal equity and efficient development practices at the metropolitan scale / Myron Orfield and Thomas Luce
- But where will people live? : Regional planning and affordable housing / Alan Mallach
- Land acquisition and regional planning. Ecoregional conservation : a comprehensive approach to conserving biodiversity / Mark G. Anderson and Bob Allen
- Saving the Chesapeake Bay through regional land conservation / Rob Etgen
- Creating synergy with regional planning and conservation easements / John Bernstein
- Envisioning the region. Creating a regional vision for regional planning / Gerrit-Jan Knaap
- Visioning Sacramento / Mike McKeever
- Conclusion- Fulfilling the promise of regional planning / Carleton K. Montgomery.
