[Download] "Urban Sprawl in Western Europe and the United States" by Chang-Hee Christine Bae & Harry W. Richardson * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free

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- Title: Urban Sprawl in Western Europe and the United States
- Author : Chang-Hee Christine Bae & Harry W. Richardson
- Release Date : January 02, 2017
- Genre: Public Administration,Books,Politics & Current Events,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 9504 KB
Description
Urban sprawl is one of the key planning issues today. This book compares Western Europe and the USA, focusing on anti-sprawl policies. The USA is known for its settlement patterns that emphasize low-density suburban development and extreme automobile dependence, whereas European countries emphasize higher densities, pro-transit policies and more compact urban growth. Yet, on closer inspection, the differences are not as wide as first appears. A key feature of the book is the attention given to France; its experience is little known in the English-speaking world. The book concludes that both continents can offer each other useful insights and perhaps policy guidance.