Suburban Sprawl - Private Decisions and Public Policy

This work combines historical, political, economic, geographical and urban planning analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why urban sprawl occurs.

List of contents

1. Public Works and Land Use Policies: The Importance of Public Infrastructure in Chicago's Metropolitan Development, 1830-1970, 2. Urban Land Cover Change in Northeastern Illinois: A Landsat View from 1972 to 1997, 3. Property Taxes, Schools, and Sprawl, 4. Land Use Planning Tools in Illinois: Preventing or Promoting Sprawl? 5. Transportation in the Chicago Metropolitan Region Since 1970, 6. Commercial Motor Carrier Operations in the Northeast Illinois Region: Impacts on Land Use Trends Since 1970, 7. The Role of Regional Planning Agencies in Suburban Deconcentration, 8. Housing Policy and Urban Sprawl in the Chicago Metropolitan Region, 9. Employment Subcenters and Subsequent Real Estate Development in Suburban Chicago, 10. High Technology Employment Concentration and Urban Sprawl in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, 11. The Impact of Federal and State Expenditures on Residential Land Absorption: A Quantitative Case Study - Chicago, 12. New Federal and State Policies for Metropolitan Equity

About the author

Wim Wiewel (University of Illinois at Chicago),  Joseph J Persky

Summary

This work combines historical, political, economic, geographical and urban planning analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of how and why urban sprawl occurs.

Product details

• Authors: Joseph J. Persky, Persky Joseph J., Wim Wiewel, Wiewel Wim
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2002
• EAN: 9780765609670
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0967-0
• No. of pages: 328
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, Social groups, Urban & municipal planning, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Social groups, communities and identities