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Regional planning for a sustainable America : how creative programs are promoting prosperity and saving the environment / [edited by] Carleton K. Montgomery.

Montgomery, Carleton (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0813551323 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780813551326 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xiii, 385 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2011]
Copyright: ©2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Carleton K. Montgomery -- Mandatory plans. Regional growth management in the Portland metropolitan area / Andrew Cotugno and Richard Benner -- Regional planning for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area / Sy Adler, Carl Abbott, and Margery Post Abbott -- Restoring the Tahoe region with comprehensive regional planning / Gordon Barrett -- Ontario's growth plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe / Brad Graham -- Adirondack Park : the great conservation experiment / Ross Whaley and Brian Houseal -- Pinelands National Reserve : saving a unique ecosystem in the nation's most densely developed state / John C. Stokes and Susan R. Grogan -- Planning for tomorrow in the Highlands of New Jersey / Eileen Swan -- Restoration, conservation, and economy in the New Jersey Meadowlands / Robert Ceberio -- Changing the land use paradigm to save New York's Central Pine Barrens / Raymond P. Corwin -- Cape Cod : protecting a land of sand and water / John Lipman and Maggie Geist --

Collaborative and voluntary planning initiatives. Integrated planning for a sustainable future in Puget Sound / Robert Drewel -- Integrated land use, transportation, and air quality planning in Sacramento / Mike McKeever -- Envision Utah : building communities on values / Alan Matheson, Jr. -- Regional planning in Florida / Charles L. Siemon -- Regional planning for livable communities in Atlanta / Rob LeBeau -- From the mountains to the sea : Maryland's Smart Growth program / Richard Hall -- Raising the bar at the Chesapeake Bay Program / Carlton Haywood -- The political dead zone in Chesapeake Bay / Howard R. Ernst -- Regional planning at a county scale in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania / Ray D'Agostino and Mary L. Frey -- Land use and infrastructure planning in the greater Philadelphia region / Barry Seymour -- Regional planning for the Delaware River / Carol R. Collier -- Planning for sustainable agriculture, forestry, and biodiversity in Maine / Elizabeth Hertz --

Society, economics, and regional planning. Regions for climate resiliency / Robert D. Yaro and David M. Kooris -- Megaregion planning and high-speed rail / Petra Todorovich -- The economic benefits of regional planning / Christopher Jones -- Serving the environment and economy through regional planning / Paul D. Gottlieb -- Promoting fiscal equity and efficient development practices at the metropolitan scale / Myron Orfield and Thomas Luce -- But where will people live? : Regional planning and affordable housing / Alan Mallach -- Land acquisition and regional planning. Ecoregional conservation : a comprehensive approach to conserving biodiversity / Mark G. Anderson and Bob Allen -- Saving the Chesapeake Bay through regional land conservation / Rob Etgen -- Creating synergy with regional planning and conservation easements / John Bernstein -- Envisioning the region. Creating a regional vision for regional planning / Gerrit-Jan Knaap -- Visioning Sacramento / Mike McKeever -- Fulfilling the promise of regional planning / Carleton K. Montgomery.