Sprawl & politics : the inside story of smart growth in Maryland / John W. Frece.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frece, John W.

Series:

SUNY series on urban public policy.

SUNY series in urban public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City planning--Maryland.

City planning.

Land use--Maryland.

Land use.

Sustainable development--Maryland.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An account of the origin, enactment, and implementation of Maryland's Smart Growth land use program begun in 1966.

Contents:

""Sprawl & Politics""; ""Contents""; ""Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""1. Room 217""; ""2. Brownfields, Chapman�s Landing, and the Chestertown Wal-Mart""; ""3. “Tell Them, �The Governor Is Very Serious��""; ""4. The Initiative Begins to Take Shape""; ""5. The Inside/Outside Strategy""; ""6. “The Most Important Thing in the Whole Administration�""; ""7. Opposition Solidifies""; ""8. The General Assembly Battle""; ""9. Momentum, Implementation, and Resistance""; ""10. Second Term Freedom""; ""11. Clicking on All Cylinders""

""12. A Conservative�s Opportunity""""13. Political Lessons from the Maryland Experiment""; ""Appendix: Milestones in Maryland Land Use Planning""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791478424

0791478424

9781435660144

1435660145

OCLC:

923405404