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- Summary
- From the Back Cover: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question. "These are excellent resources for research or debate that will rouse students interested in contemporary and controversial topics."--Booklist
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Contents
-
- Is urban sprawl a serious problem? Chapter overview / Environmental Literacy Council ; Urban sprawl causes a host of problems for U.S. communities / Don DeGraaf, Jill Lankford, and Sam Lankford ; Urban sprawl destroys habitat and farmland and harms biodiversity / Cynthia Berlin ; Urban sprawl is partially to blame for the nation's obesity problem / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl also afflicts developing countries / Neha Menon ; Urban sprawl is the American dream / Rachel Dicarlo ; Many suburbs are neighborhoods that provide good places to live / Terry O'Neill ; Concerns about urban sprawl are class-based objections to middle-class developments / Robert Bruegmann ; Some criticisms of urban sprawl are not supported by serious research / Samuel R. Staley and Matthew Hisrich
- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? Urban sprawl is a major environmental concern / Clean Water Action Council ; There is a clear connection between urban sprawl and air pollution / Matt Weiser ; Urban sprawl threatens the nation's water supplies / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl is threatening some of the most endangered wildlife / Eddie Nickens ; Urban sprawl is contributing to global warming / Worldwatch Institute ; Urban sprawl and automobiles cause fewer environmental problems than many people think / Ted Balaker and Sam Saley ; There is no crisis over disappearing farmland or open-space / Owen Courrèges ; Urban sprawl in some cases can help farmers / Wayne Wenzel ; Urban sprawl may not be so bad for wildlife / Space Daily
- Does urban sprawl contribute to the decline of cities? Urban sprawl has impoverished U.S. cities / Olga Bonfiglio ; Bigger, older cities continue to lose populations / Associated Press ; Inner cities continue to decline economically / Daniel Muniz ; Urban sprawl is an inherent part of urbanization / Witold Rybczynski ; Urban sprawl has kept housing prices affordable in cities that have not tried to restrict suburban growth / Wendell Cox
- Should urban sprawl be restricted? Smart growth developments are effective and becoming commonplace in U.S. cities / Mark Alden Branch ; The city of Portland, Oregon, provides an example of successful smart growth policies / Mass Market Retailers ; Smart growth solutions are better at slowing urban sprawl than population control strategies / Sierra Club ; Smart growth works best when directed away from ecologically sensitive areas / Defenders of Wildlife ; Smart growth is a threat to the American dream / Wendell Cox ; The smart growth/new urbanism policies have many problems, even in Portland, Oregon / Kennedy Smith ; Population control is essential to stopping urban sprawl / NumbersUSA
- Label
- Urban sprawl
- Title
- Urban sprawl
- Statement of responsibility
- Debra A. Miller, book editor
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- From the Back Cover: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question. "These are excellent resources for research or debate that will rouse students interested in contemporary and controversial topics."--Booklist
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 307.76
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HT371
- LC item number
- .U73 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Miller, Debra A
- Series statement
- Current controversies
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- Cities and towns
- Land use, Rural
- Land use, Urban
- Cities and towns
- Land use, Rural
- Land use, Urban
- Label
- Urban sprawl, Debra A. Miller, book editor
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index
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- Contents
- Is urban sprawl a serious problem? Chapter overview / Environmental Literacy Council ; Urban sprawl causes a host of problems for U.S. communities / Don DeGraaf, Jill Lankford, and Sam Lankford ; Urban sprawl destroys habitat and farmland and harms biodiversity / Cynthia Berlin ; Urban sprawl is partially to blame for the nation's obesity problem / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl also afflicts developing countries / Neha Menon ; Urban sprawl is the American dream / Rachel Dicarlo ; Many suburbs are neighborhoods that provide good places to live / Terry O'Neill ; Concerns about urban sprawl are class-based objections to middle-class developments / Robert Bruegmann ; Some criticisms of urban sprawl are not supported by serious research / Samuel R. Staley and Matthew Hisrich -- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? Urban sprawl is a major environmental concern / Clean Water Action Council ; There is a clear connection between urban sprawl and air pollution / Matt Weiser ; Urban sprawl threatens the nation's water supplies / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl is threatening some of the most endangered wildlife / Eddie Nickens ; Urban sprawl is contributing to global warming / Worldwatch Institute ; Urban sprawl and automobiles cause fewer environmental problems than many people think / Ted Balaker and Sam Saley ; There is no crisis over disappearing farmland or open-space / Owen Courrèges ; Urban sprawl in some cases can help farmers / Wayne Wenzel ; Urban sprawl may not be so bad for wildlife / Space Daily -- Does urban sprawl contribute to the decline of cities? Urban sprawl has impoverished U.S. cities / Olga Bonfiglio ; Bigger, older cities continue to lose populations / Associated Press ; Inner cities continue to decline economically / Daniel Muniz ; Urban sprawl is an inherent part of urbanization / Witold Rybczynski ; Urban sprawl has kept housing prices affordable in cities that have not tried to restrict suburban growth / Wendell Cox -- Should urban sprawl be restricted? Smart growth developments are effective and becoming commonplace in U.S. cities / Mark Alden Branch ; The city of Portland, Oregon, provides an example of successful smart growth policies / Mass Market Retailers ; Smart growth solutions are better at slowing urban sprawl than population control strategies / Sierra Club ; Smart growth works best when directed away from ecologically sensitive areas / Defenders of Wildlife ; Smart growth is a threat to the American dream / Wendell Cox ; The smart growth/new urbanism policies have many problems, even in Portland, Oregon / Kennedy Smith ; Population control is essential to stopping urban sprawl / NumbersUSA
- Extent
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768310338
- Label
- Urban sprawl, Debra A. Miller, book editor
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Is urban sprawl a serious problem? Chapter overview / Environmental Literacy Council ; Urban sprawl causes a host of problems for U.S. communities / Don DeGraaf, Jill Lankford, and Sam Lankford ; Urban sprawl destroys habitat and farmland and harms biodiversity / Cynthia Berlin ; Urban sprawl is partially to blame for the nation's obesity problem / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl also afflicts developing countries / Neha Menon ; Urban sprawl is the American dream / Rachel Dicarlo ; Many suburbs are neighborhoods that provide good places to live / Terry O'Neill ; Concerns about urban sprawl are class-based objections to middle-class developments / Robert Bruegmann ; Some criticisms of urban sprawl are not supported by serious research / Samuel R. Staley and Matthew Hisrich -- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? Urban sprawl is a major environmental concern / Clean Water Action Council ; There is a clear connection between urban sprawl and air pollution / Matt Weiser ; Urban sprawl threatens the nation's water supplies / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl is threatening some of the most endangered wildlife / Eddie Nickens ; Urban sprawl is contributing to global warming / Worldwatch Institute ; Urban sprawl and automobiles cause fewer environmental problems than many people think / Ted Balaker and Sam Saley ; There is no crisis over disappearing farmland or open-space / Owen Courrèges ; Urban sprawl in some cases can help farmers / Wayne Wenzel ; Urban sprawl may not be so bad for wildlife / Space Daily -- Does urban sprawl contribute to the decline of cities? Urban sprawl has impoverished U.S. cities / Olga Bonfiglio ; Bigger, older cities continue to lose populations / Associated Press ; Inner cities continue to decline economically / Daniel Muniz ; Urban sprawl is an inherent part of urbanization / Witold Rybczynski ; Urban sprawl has kept housing prices affordable in cities that have not tried to restrict suburban growth / Wendell Cox -- Should urban sprawl be restricted? Smart growth developments are effective and becoming commonplace in U.S. cities / Mark Alden Branch ; The city of Portland, Oregon, provides an example of successful smart growth policies / Mass Market Retailers ; Smart growth solutions are better at slowing urban sprawl than population control strategies / Sierra Club ; Smart growth works best when directed away from ecologically sensitive areas / Defenders of Wildlife ; Smart growth is a threat to the American dream / Wendell Cox ; The smart growth/new urbanism policies have many problems, even in Portland, Oregon / Kennedy Smith ; Population control is essential to stopping urban sprawl / NumbersUSA
- Extent
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)768310338
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