02779nam 2200625 a 450 991077908150332120200520144314.01-60917-232-9(CKB)2550000000086947(EBL)1672292(SSID)ssj0000599926(PQKBManifestationID)11367244(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000599926(PQKBWorkID)10617273(PQKB)10563445(OCoLC)830023627(MdBmJHUP)muse18398(Au-PeEL)EBL3338233(CaPaEBR)ebr10527165(OCoLC)778436394(MiAaPQ)EBC3338233(EXLCZ)99255000000008694720110217d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSchool siting and healthy communities[electronic resource] why where we invest in school facilities matters /edited by Rebecca Miles, Adesoji Adelaja, and Mark WyckoffEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20111 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61186-013-X Includes bibliographical references.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. 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 savSchool sitesCities and townsSchool facilitiesDesign and constructionEducational changeGovernment policySchool sites.Cities and towns.School facilitiesDesign and construction.Educational changeGovernment policy.371.6/1Miles Rebecca1478770Adelaja Adesoji1478771Wyckoff Mark A1478772MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779081503321School siting and healthy communities3694576UNINA