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- catalog contributor b12392211.
- catalog contributor b12392212.
- catalog created "c2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "c2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2002.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. I. Understanding sprawl -- 1. What is sprawl? -- Characteristics and indicators of sprawl -- Definition of sprawl -- What makes sprawl? -- The limitless city -- Sprawl in summary -- 2. The origins of sprawl -- Industrial cities -- Reform -- The first modern suburbs -- Automobiles and roads -- Post-war suburban expansion -- Suburbanization and cities -- The origins of sprawl in summary -- 3. Reactions and countertrends -- Protesting the highways -- Cleaning up the environment -- The importance of history -- Resurgent older cities -- Analyzing the trends -- Mounting protest and reaction -- Reactions and countertrends in summary.".
- catalog description "pt. II. The sprawl debate -- 4. Outlining the debate -- In defense of sprawl -- Why is there any debate? -- The charges against sprawl -- Pro-development -- Untangling the sprawl brawl -- 5. Land and habitat -- Vanishing landscape? -- Natural habitat -- Land and habitat in summary -- 6. Transportation and energy -- Traffic -- Energy consumption -- Transportation and energy in summary -- 7. Pollution and public health -- Air quality -- Water quality -- Public health -- Pollution and public health summary -- 8. Economics and social equity -- The economics of sprawl -- Social divides and cities -- Economics and social equity in summary -- 9. Aesthetics and community -- Sprawl and aesthetics -- Community -- Aesthetics and community in summary.".
- catalog description "pt. III. Searching for alternatives -- 10. Growth management and smart growth -- Growth management -- What is "smart growth"? -- Smart growth measures -- Growth management and smart growth in summary -- 11. Preserving open space -- The importance of open space -- Open-space conservation programs -- Growth boundaries -- The downside of open-space conservation -- Preserving open space in summary -- 12. Changing development patterns -- Compact, mixed-use developments -- Revitalizing older downtowns and inner-ring suburbs -- The density issue -- Changing development patterns in summary -- 13. Viable public transportation -- The importance of public transportation -- Local public transportation initiatives -- Metropolitan transit initiatives -- Innovative transit technology -- Barriers to transit -- The land-use connection -- Viable public transportation in summary -- 14. Regionalism -- Expansion and annexation -- Recurrent regionalism -- Case studies in regionalism -- Regionalism in summary.".
- catalog description "pt. IV. The future and concluding thoughts -- 15. Thinking about the future -- The prospects for change -- Technology and cyberspace -- A picture of the future -- Thinking about the future in summary -- 16. Conclusion -- The suburban pattern -- A willing nation -- Suburban malaise -- A paradigm of democracy -- A misuse of resources -- Increasing pollution -- Pushing for transit -- A widening gulf -- Losing open space -- Changing growth priorities -- The sprawl we already have -- The continuing debate.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 309 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Limitless city.".
- catalog identifier "1559638338 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Limitless city.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "c2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, DC : Island Press,".
- catalog relation "Limitless city.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "307.76/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Cities and towns United States Growth.".
- catalog subject "HT384.U5 G55 2002".
- catalog subject "Land subdivision United States.".
- catalog subject "Metropolitan areas United States.".
- catalog subject "Regional planning United States.".
- catalog subject "Suburbs United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Understanding sprawl -- 1. What is sprawl? -- Characteristics and indicators of sprawl -- Definition of sprawl -- What makes sprawl? -- The limitless city -- Sprawl in summary -- 2. The origins of sprawl -- Industrial cities -- Reform -- The first modern suburbs -- Automobiles and roads -- Post-war suburban expansion -- Suburbanization and cities -- The origins of sprawl in summary -- 3. Reactions and countertrends -- Protesting the highways -- Cleaning up the environment -- The importance of history -- Resurgent older cities -- Analyzing the trends -- Mounting protest and reaction -- Reactions and countertrends in summary.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. II. The sprawl debate -- 4. Outlining the debate -- In defense of sprawl -- Why is there any debate? -- The charges against sprawl -- Pro-development -- Untangling the sprawl brawl -- 5. Land and habitat -- Vanishing landscape? -- Natural habitat -- Land and habitat in summary -- 6. Transportation and energy -- Traffic -- Energy consumption -- Transportation and energy in summary -- 7. Pollution and public health -- Air quality -- Water quality -- Public health -- Pollution and public health summary -- 8. Economics and social equity -- The economics of sprawl -- Social divides and cities -- Economics and social equity in summary -- 9. Aesthetics and community -- Sprawl and aesthetics -- Community -- Aesthetics and community in summary.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. III. Searching for alternatives -- 10. Growth management and smart growth -- Growth management -- What is "smart growth"? -- Smart growth measures -- Growth management and smart growth in summary -- 11. Preserving open space -- The importance of open space -- Open-space conservation programs -- Growth boundaries -- The downside of open-space conservation -- Preserving open space in summary -- 12. Changing development patterns -- Compact, mixed-use developments -- Revitalizing older downtowns and inner-ring suburbs -- The density issue -- Changing development patterns in summary -- 13. Viable public transportation -- The importance of public transportation -- Local public transportation initiatives -- Metropolitan transit initiatives -- Innovative transit technology -- Barriers to transit -- The land-use connection -- Viable public transportation in summary -- 14. Regionalism -- Expansion and annexation -- Recurrent regionalism -- Case studies in regionalism -- Regionalism in summary.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. IV. The future and concluding thoughts -- 15. Thinking about the future -- The prospects for change -- Technology and cyberspace -- A picture of the future -- Thinking about the future in summary -- 16. Conclusion -- The suburban pattern -- A willing nation -- Suburban malaise -- A paradigm of democracy -- A misuse of resources -- Increasing pollution -- Pushing for transit -- A widening gulf -- Losing open space -- Changing growth priorities -- The sprawl we already have -- The continuing debate.".
- catalog title "The limitless city : a primer on the urban sprawl debate / Oliver Gillham ; aerial photographs by Alex S. MacLean.".
- catalog type "text".