Suburban Sprawl Culture, Theory, and Politics

by Lindstrom, Matthew J.; Bartling, Hugh; Batt, H William; Braun, Mark Edward; Byers, Michele; Curry, Milton; Feller, Wende Vyborney; Hayduk, Ronald; Lapping, Mark; Messia, Robert; Morçöl, Göktug; Protas, Josh; Rees, Amanda; Salkin, Patricia E.; Savage, Lydi

• ISBN13: 9780742525818
• ISBN10: 0742525813
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-28
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary analysis of suburban sprawl development and smart growth alternatives within the contexts of culture, ecology, and politics. It offers a mix of theoretical inquiry, historical analysis, policy critique, and case studies. In addition, each chapter is coupled with featured interviews with leading activists and policymakers working on sprawl issues. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Culture and Society: Contested Visions and Values	p. 1
Sprawl and Its Discontents: The Rural Dimension	p. 5
A Conversation	p. 19
Waiting at the Gate: The New, Postmodern Promised Lands	p. 23
A Conversation	p. 45
Urban Impostures: How Two Neighborhoods Reframed Suburban Sprawl as a New Urbanist Paradise without Changing a Thing	p. 49
A Conversation	p. 65
Lawns as Artifacts: The Evolution of Social and Environmental Implications of Suburban Residential Land Use	p. 69
A Conversation	p. 85
Contesting Theories of Sprawl: Race, Class, and Culture	p. 89
New Urbanism: Visionary Landscapes in the Twenty-First Century	p. 93
A Conversation	p. 115
Racial Critique of Public Housing Redevelopment Strategies	p. 119
A Conversation	p. 133
Race and Suburban Sprawl: Regionalism and Structural Racism	p. 137
A Conversation	p. 173
The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back: Preservation of an Urban Mountain Landscape	p. 177
A Conversation	p. 205
Development, Equity, and Policy Options: Theory and Cases	p. 209
Smart Growth and the Law	p. 213
A Conversation	p. 235
Stemming Sprawl: The Fiscal Approach	p. 239
A Conversation	p. 255
Suburban Sprawl in Southeastern Wisconsin: Planning, Politics, and the Lack of Affordable Housing	p. 257
A Conversation	p. 273
From Sprawl to Smart Growth: The Case of Atlanta	p. 275
Index	p. 289
About the Contributors	p. 309
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