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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457281003321

Titolo

School siting and healthy communities [[electronic resource] ] : why where we invest in school facilities matters / / edited by Rebecca Miles, Adesoji Adelaja, and Mark Wyckoff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2011

ISBN

1-60917-232-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MilesRebecca

AdelajaAdesoji

WyckoffMark A

Disciplina

371.6/1

Soggetti

School sites

Cities and towns

School facilities - Design and construction

Educational change - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Why where we invest in schools matters -- pt. 2. School sprawl in high- and low-growth states -- pt. 3. Consequences of location decisions -- pt. 4. School siting and healthy communities in practice.

Sommario/riassunto

In recent decades, many metropolitan areas in the United States have experienced a decline in the population of urban centers and rapid growth in the suburbs, with new schools being built outside of cities and existing urban schools facing closure. These new schools are increasingly larger and farther from residences; in contrast, urban school facilities are often in closer proximity to homes but are also in dire need of upgrading or modernization. This eye-opening book explores the compelling health and economic rationales for new approaches to school siting, including economic sav