Revitalizing the City: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core: Strategies to Contain Sprawl and Revive the Core

by Wagner,Fritz W.

• ISBN13: 9780765612427
• ISBN10: 0765612429
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Maps	vii
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Part 1. Urban Growth
1. A Perspective on Suburban Expansion and Metropolitan Development
Krishna M. Akundi	3	(22)
2. Is There a Need to Contain Growth?
Elise Bright	25	(16)
3. The Challenges of Smart Growth: The San Diego Case
Nico Calavita, Roger Caves, and Kathleen Ferrier	41	(30)
Part 2. Metropolitan Administration
4. The Role of County Governments in Metropolitan Administration: A Study of the St. Louis MSA
Mark Tranel	71	(25)
5. Regional Governance and Sustainability: The Case of Vancouver
Alan F.J. Artibise and John Meligrana	96	(30)
6. The Effect of Regional Smart Growth on Metropolitan Growth and Construction: A Preliminary Assessment
Arthur C. Nelson and Raymond J. Burby	126	(15)
Part 3. Central City Redevelopment
7. Impacts of Building Code Enforcement on the Housing Industry
Raymond J. Burby	141	(19)
8. Citizen Reaction to Brownfields Redevelopment
Sabina E. Deitrick and Stephen C. Farber	160	(41)
9. Payments-in-Lieu-of-Taxes: A Revenue-Generating Strategy for Central Cities
Pamela Leland	201	(28)
Part 4. Central City-Suburb Connection
10. Central City and Suburban Policy Choices
Victoria M. Basolo and Chihyen Huang	229	(19)
11. Mixed-Income Housing
Alex Schwartz and Kian Tajbakhsh	248	(26)
12. Cybercities
Jill Simone Gross	274	(39)
Part 5. Conclusion
13. Conclusion: Opportunities and Challenges for Containing Sprawl and Revitalizing the Core
Alan F.J., Artibise	313	(10)
About the Editors and Contributors	323	(6)
Index	329