Beschreibung:
This book introduces, synthesizes, and evaluates spatial planning for growth management in the contemporary USA. It discusses the neglected relationship between the actual environmental results of various state growth management systems and the geographically diverse politics of discontent with these various systems.
Introduction Pro-growth, Anti-growth, Smart growth: History for a 'usable' future The Territorialities of the Smart-growth Paradigm: A theoretical framework Spatial Promises: Smart goals for urban growth management Spatial Practices: Tools, techniques and the geo-politics of urban growth management Metropolitan Portland: Excavating the new territorialities of 'success' Seattle-Tacoma: Re-scaling the spaces of fragmented places Greater Baltimore: hope through smart growth and the spaces of retreat Madison-Dane County: Regionalizing the progressive tradition Conclusions: After the 'next step'