Sprawl & Politics: The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland

by Frece, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780791474129
• ISBN10: 0791474127
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780791478424
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr
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Summary

Sprawl and Politics is a political history of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's well-known Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation initiative. It is an insider's look at the political pressures and decisions made by Parris N. Glendening, the former governor of Maryland, and his top staff as they worked to enact and implement a new program to manage growth and curtail sprawl. The book traces the evolution of the Smart Growth program from its substantive underpinnings to the political and public relations strategies needed to assure the program's adoption.

Author Biography

At the University of Maryland, John W. Frece is Associate Director of the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education. He is the coeditor (with Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Huibert A. Haccou, and Kelly J. Clifton) of Incentives, Regulations, and Plans: The Role of States and Nation-states in Smart Growth Planning.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
Room 217	p. 1
Brownfields, Chapman's Landing, and the Chestertown Wal-Mart	p. 17
"Tell Them, `The Governor Is Very Serious'"	p. 29
The Initiative Begins to Take Shape	p. 49
The Inside/Outside Strategy	p. 57
"The Most Important Thing in the Whole Administration"	p. 63
Opposition Solidifies	p. 75
The General Assembly Battle	p. 81
Momentum, Implementation, and Resistance	p. 95
Second Term Freedom	p. 107
Clicking on All Cylinders	p. 121
A Conservative's Opportunity	p. 135
Political Lessons from the Maryland Experiment	p. 153
Appendix Milestones in Maryland Planning	p. 169
Notes	p. 173
Index	p. 185
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