Urban sprawl /

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Current controversiesPublisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]Description: 224 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780737762471
  • 0737762470
  • 9780737762488
  • 0737762489
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.76 23
LOC classification:
  • HT371 .U7296 2014
Contents:
Introduction -- Is urban sprawl a serious problem? -- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? -- What effect does urban sprawl have on the economy? -- How should urban sprawl be managed? -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues; each volume presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.; Title explores current issues related to urban sprawl including, whether urban sprawl is a problem in the US; the impact of sprawl on the environment; the impact of sprawl on the economy; and how sprawl should be managed.; Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-213) and index.

Introduction -- Is urban sprawl a serious problem? -- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? -- What effect does urban sprawl have on the economy? -- How should urban sprawl be managed? -- Organizations to contact -- Bibliography -- Index.

The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues; each volume presents a diverse selection of primary and secondary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.; Title explores current issues related to urban sprawl including, whether urban sprawl is a problem in the US; the impact of sprawl on the environment; the impact of sprawl on the economy; and how sprawl should be managed.; Each anthology is composed of a wide spectrum of sources written by many of the foremost authorities in their respective fields. This unique approach provides students with a concise view of divergent opinions on each topic.

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