Better, not bigger
Subtitle: how to take control of urban growth and improve your community
By: Eben Fodor.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Gabriola Island, B.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
Subjects: Cities and towns -- Growth -- Environmental aspects -- United States; City planning -- United States; Land use, Urban -- United States; Urban policy -- Environmental aspects -- United States; Urban policy -- United States -- Citizen participation; Community organization -- United States; United States -- Environmental conditions; United States -- Social conditions
Description: If you have had enough of endless growth, and want to do something about it, then Better NOT Bigger: How to Take Control of Urban Growth and Improve Your Community is the resource you've been searching for. Exploding the myth that growth is good for us, this book clearly and convincingly shows how urban growth can, in fact, leave our communities permanently scarred, and saddled with very high costs.

Lively, accessible, and packed with insights, ideas, tools, and resources, Better NOT Bigger is for both the professional planner and the ordinary citizen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.