Urban Sprawl in Western Europe and the United States (Urban Planning and Environment) [Hardcover]

Christine Bae Chang-Hee (Editor), Harry Ward Richardson (Editor), Chang-Hee Christine Bae (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004 | ISBN-10: 0754637891 | ISBN-13: 978-0754637899

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.

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About the Author

Harry W. Richardson holds the James Irvine Chair of Urban and Regional Planning at the School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California, USA. Dr Chang-Hee Christine Bae is Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Washington, USA.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 325 pages
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Ltd (June 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754637891
• ISBN-13: 978-0754637899
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,683,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)