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

• Pubblicazione: East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 371.6/1
• Soggetto topico: School sites; Cities and towns; School facilities - Design and construction; Educational change - Government policy
• Altri autori: MilesRebecca AdelajaAdesoji WyckoffMark A
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: School siting and healthy communities
• ISBN: 1-60917-232-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779081503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II