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Title
America's urban future : lessons from north of the border / Ray Tomalty and Alan Mallach.
ISBN
9781610915977 (electronic book)
1610915976 (electronic book)
9781597262552
Published
Washington, DC : Island Press, 2015.
Copyright
©2015
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (approximately 310 pages)
Item Number
10.5822/978-1-61091-597-7 doi
Call Number
HT166
Dewey Decimal Classification
307.3/416
Summary
In this book, urban experts Tomalty and Mallach show how Canada, a country similar to the US in many respects, has fostered healthier urban centers and more energy- and resource-efficient suburban growth. They call for a rethinking of US public policies across those areas and look closely at what may be achievable at federal, state, and local levels in light of both the constraints and opportunities inherent in today's political systems and economic realities. As demographic shifts change housing markets and climate change ushers in new ways of looking at settlement patterns, pressure for change in urban policy is growing. More and more policy makers are raising questions about the soundness of policies that squander our investment in urban housing, built environment, and infrastructure while continuing to support expansion of sprawling, auto-dependent development. Changing these policies is the central challenge facing US cities and metro regions, and those who manage them or plan their future.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 1, 2016).
1. Why this Matters: The World is Changing
2. Canada and the United States: Similar Yet Different
3. Livability and Sustainability in North American Cities: A Tale of Two Countries
4. Organizing Government: Powers, Boundaries, and Governance Systems
5. Controlling the Use of Land: Planning Policies and Practices
6. Increasing Connectivity: Transportation Policies and Practices
7. Maintaining Vibrant, Diverse Central Cities: Social Policies and Practices
8. Getting the Price Signals Right: Housing Subsidies, Energy Taxes, and Infrastructure Funding.
