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Title Case studies in suburban sustainability / edited by Sandra J. Garren and Robert Brinkmann.

Publication Info. Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2020]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps
text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: The State of Suburban Sustainability in the United States / Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren -- Part I. Sustainability Planning in the Suburbs. Sustainability Assessment of the New York Metropolitan Area : Is New York City More Sustainable Than Its Surrounding Suburbs? / Sandra J. Garren ; Sustainability Through Suburban Growth? Regional Planning and Targeted Change in the Pacific Northwest / Yonn Dierwechter ; Linking Smart Growth Policies and Natural Disasters : A Study of Local Governments in Florida / Vaswati Chatterjee, Simon A. Andrew, and Richard C. Feiock ; Can Transportation Be Sustainable in the Suburbs? A Case Study of Complete Streets on Long Island, New York / Sandra J. Garren, Mathew K. Huxel, and Carolina A. Urrea -- Part II. Socioeconomic Sustainable Development in the Suburbs. Who Defines Sustainability? Urban Infill in Colorado Springs, Colorado / John Harner ; Diversity Improves Design : Sustainable Place-Making in a Suburban Tampa Bay Brownfield Neighborhood / E. Christian Wells, Gabrielle R. Lehigh, Sarah Combs, and Miles Ballogg ; Sustainable Economic Development : The Maker Movement in Macon, Georgia / Susan M. Opp -- Part III. Focus on Atmospheric Sustainability in the Suburbs. Ozone in Urban North Carolina : A Sustainability Case Study / William H. Battye, Casey D. Bray, Pornpan Uttamang, and Viney P. Aneja ; Skewed Sustainability and Environmental Injustice Across Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri / Troy D. Abel, Stacy Clauson, and Debra Salazar ; Suburban Sustainability Governance in the Los Angeles Region, California / Elizabeth Mattiuzzi ; Application of Land Use Regression and the National Land Cover Dataset in Modeling of Ozone Mixing Ratios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana / Mallory Thomas -- Part IV. Sustainable Land and Water Management in the Suburbs. Leading Through Water : Defining Sustainability Through Leadership, Experience, and Engagement in Pittsburg, Metropolitan Region, Pennsylvania / Michael H. Finewood and Sean McGreevey ; Managing Wildlife Amid Development : A Case Study of Sustaining Mountain Lion Populations in California / Melissa M. Grigione, Michaela C. Peterson, Ronald Sarno, and Mike Johnson ; Suburban In-Sustainability or the Burden of Fixed Infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana / Craig E. Colten ; Suburban to Urban Hydro-Economic Connectivity : Virtual Water Flow Within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona / Richard R. Rushforth and Benjamin L. Ruddell -- Conclusions: Suburban Sustainability Themes and Ongoing Challenges / Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren.
Summary "The first volume to focus on suburbs and sustainability in the United States, this collection approaches the topic through regionally diverse case studies, showing that activism and leadership are currently advancing a strong sustainability agenda in regions many would have believed unlikely"-- Provided by publisher.
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Subject Sustainable development -- United States -- Case studies.
Sustainable development.
United States.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Subject Sustainable urban development -- United States -- Case studies.
Sustainable urban development.
Community development, Urban -- United States -- Case studies.
Community development, Urban.
SCIENCE / Environmental Science.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Added Author Garren, Sandra J., editor.
Brinkmann, Robert, 1961- editor.
Other Form: Print version: Case studies in suburban sustainability Gainesville : University of Florida Press, 2020. 9781683401599 (DLC) 2020017102 (OCoLC)1152424564
ISBN 9781683401872 electronic book
1683401875 electronic book
9781683401599 hardcover