Growth Management and Public Land Acquisition - Balancing Conservation and Development

Informationen zum Autor Timothy S. Chapin is Associate Professor and Chairperson at the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, USA and Christopher Coutts is Assistant Professor at the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, USA Klappentext Bringing together a team of national experts, this volume offers a detailed look at the links between public land acquisition programs and efforts to yield smart growth outcomes in the USA. Various aspects of the land acquisition-smart growth linkage are investigated and the book describes model programs and makes recommendations for the adoption of land acquisition efforts nationally and internationally. It will appeal to those concerned with issues of urban sprawl, such as planners, policy makers, public officials, and citizen groups. Zusammenfassung Offers a look at the links between public land acquisition programs and efforts to yield smart growth outcomes in the USA. This book investigates various aspects of the land acquisition-smart growth linkage and describes model programs and makes recommendations for the adoption of land acquisition efforts nationally and internationally. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures, List of Tables, Acknowledgments, List of Contributors, 1 Introduction: Balancing Conservation and Development, Part I Linking Growth Management and Land Conservation, PART II Challenges and Opportunities, Index 225

Product details

• Authors: Timothy S. Coutts Chapin, Timothy Stewart Chapin, Christopher Coutts, Dr. Christopher Coutts, Dr. Christopher Chapin Coutts
• Assisted by: Timothy S. Chapin (Editor), Chapin Timothy S. (Editor)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2011
• EAN: 9780754679417
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-7941-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Urban Planning and Environment; Urban Planning and Environment
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; NATURE / Natural Resources, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Environmental Management, Regional & area planning, Regional and area planning