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Managing growth in America's communities / / Douglas R. Porter



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Autore: Porter Douglas R Visualizza persona
Titolo: Managing growth in America's communities / / Douglas R. Porter Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2008
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
Disciplina: 307.1/2160973
Soggetto topico: Cities and towns - United States - Growth
City planning - United States
Regional planning - United States
Community development - United States
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-312) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction to managing community development -- The practice of growth management -- Managing community expansion : where to grow -- Protecting environmental and natural resources : where not to grow -- Supporting growth by managing infrastructure development -- Design to preserve and improve community character and quality -- Managing growth to advance social and economic equity -- Regional and state growth management -- Deciding how to manage growth.
Sommario/riassunto: In this thoroughly revised edition of Managing Growth in America's Communities, readers will learn the principles that guide intelligent planning for communities of any size, grasp the major issues in successfully managing growth, and discover what has actually worked in practice (and where and why). This clearly written book details how American communities have grappled with the challenges of planning for growth and the ways in which they are adapting new ideas about urban design, green building, and conservation.
Titolo autorizzato: Managing growth in America's communities  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59726-610-8
1-59726-898-4
1-4356-9974-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910827140003321
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