Author:
Jane S. Shaw and Ronald D. Utt, editors
Preface by The Honorable Malcolm Wallop
"Urban sprawl" has become a top issue nationwide, trumping such mainstays as education and crime in many polls and contributing to the election of anti-sprawl politicians. Yet Americans continue to cite detached, single-family homes on ample lots as their ideal. Can these trends be reconciled?
Yes, but not without dispelling some common misconceptions about sprawl. A Guide to Smart Growth: Shattering Myths, Providing Solutions examines sprawl in detail, explaining which solutions work, which ones don't, and why.
Heritage Foundation
Washington D.C.
2000; 166 pp.
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