Regional planning for a sustainable America
Subtitle: how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment
By: [edited by] Carleton K. Montgomery
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9780813551326
Subjects: Natural resources conservation areas; Environmental conditions; Sustainable living; Regional planning
Description: xiii, 385 p. : 25 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-373) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Carleton K. Montgomery; title: Mandatory plans. Regional growth management in the Portland metropolitan area / Andrew Cotugno and Richard Benner; title: Regional planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area / Sy Adler, Carl Abbott, and Margery Post Abbott; title: Restoring the Tahoe region with comprehensive regional planning / Gordon Barrett; title: Ontario's growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe / Brad Graham; title: Adirondack Park : the great conservation experiment / Ross Whaley and Brian Houseal; title: Pinelands National Reserve : saving a unique ecosystem in the nation's most densely developed state / John C. Stokes and Susan R. Grogan; title: Planning for tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey / Eileen Swan; title: Restoration, conservation, and economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands / Robert Ceberio; title: Changing the land use paradigm to save New York's Central Pine Barrens / Raymond P. Corwin; title: Cape Cod : protecting a land of sand and water / John Lipman and Maggie Geist; title: Collaborative and voluntary planning initiatives. Integrated planning for a sustainable future in Puget Sound / Robert Drewel; title: Integrated land use, transportation, and air quality planning in Sacramento / Mike McKeever; title: Envision Utah : building communities on values / Alan Matheson, Jr.; title: Regional planning in Florida / Charles L. Siemon; title: Regional planning for livable communities in Atlanta / Rob LeBeau; title: From the mountains to the sea : Maryland's Smart Growth program / Richard Hall; title: Raising the bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program / Carlton Haywood; title: The political dead zone in Chesapeake Bay / Howard R. Ernst; title: Regional planning at a county scale in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania / Ray D'Agostino and Mary L. Frey; title: Land use and infrastructure planning in the greater Philadelphia region / Barry Seymour; title: Regional planning for the Delaware River / Carol R. Collier; title: Planning for sustainable agriculture, forestry, and biodiversity in Maine / Elizabeth Hertz; title: Society, economics, and regional planning. Regions for climate resiliency / Robert D. Yaro and David M. Kooris; title: Megaregion planning and high-speed rail / Petra Todorovich; title: The economic benefits of regional planning / Christopher Jones; title: Serving the environment and economy through regional planning / Paul D. Gottlieb; title: Promoting fiscal equity and efficient development practices at the metropolitan scale / Myron Orfield and Thomas Luce; title: But where will people live? : Regional planning and affordable housing / Alan Mallach; title: Land acquisition and regional planning. Ecoregional conservation : a comprehensive approach to conserving biodiversity / Mark G. Anderson and Bob Allen; title: Saving the Chesapeake Bay through regional land conservation / Rob Etgen; title: Creating synergy with regional planning and conservation easements / John Bernstein; title: Envisioning the region. Creating a regional vision for regional planning / Gerrit-Jan Knaap; title: Visioning Sacramento / Mike McKeever; title: Conclusion- Fulfilling the promise of regional planning / Carleton K. Montgomery.