Main entry:

Bogart, William T.

Title & Author:

Don't call it sprawl : metropolitan structure in the 21st century / William T. Bogart.

Publication:

Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Description:

xii, 218 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index.
The world of today -- Making things better: the importance of flexibility -- Are we there yet? -- Trading places -- Downtown: a place to work, a place to visit, a place to live -- How zoning matters -- Love the density, hate the congestion -- Homogeneity and heterogeneity in local government -- The world of tomorrow.

Summary:

"In Don't Call it Sprawl, the current policy debate over urban sprawl is put into a broader analytical and historical context. The book informs people about the cause and implications of the changing metropolitan structure rather than trying to persuade them to adopt a panacea to all perceived problems. Bogart explains modern economic ideas about the structure of metropolitan areas to people interested in understanding and influencing the pattern of growth in their cities. Much of the debate about sprawl has been driven by a fundamental lack of understanding of the structure, functioning, and evolution of modern metropolitan areas. The book analyzes ways in which suburbs and cities trade goods and services with each other.
This approach helps us better understand commuting decisions, housing locations, business locations, and the impact of public policy in such areas as downtown redevelopment and public school reform."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Publisher description

ISBN:

0521860911 (hardback)
9780521860918 (hardback)
052167803X (pbk.)
9780521678032 (pbk.)

Subject:

Metropolitan areas United States.
Cities and towns Growth Economic aspects United States.
City and town life United States.
Urban transportation United States.
City planning United States.
Agglomérations urbaines États-Unis.
Villes Croissance Aspect économique États-Unis.
Vie urbaine États-Unis.
Transports urbains États-Unis.
Urbanisme États-Unis.
Cities and towns Growth Economic aspects.
City and town life.
City planning.
Metropolitan areas.
Urban transportation.
Großstadt
Stadtentwicklung
Zersiedlung
United States.
USA

Added entries:

Do not it sprawl

Holdings:

Location: Library main 248052
Call No.: BIB 177587
Status: Available