Title School siting and healthy communities : why where we invest in school facilities matters / edited by Rebecca Miles, Adesoji Adelaja, and Mark Wyckoff.

Publication Info.	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2011]
	©2011

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Description	1 online resource (250 pages)
	data file
	Bibliography
Physical Medium	polychrome
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	pt. 1. Why where we invest in schools matters -- pt. 2. School sprawl in high- and low-growth states -- pt. 3. Consequences of location decisions -- pt. 4. School siting and healthy communities in practice.
Summary	In recent decades, many metropolitan areas in the United States have experienced a decline in the population of urban centers and rapid growth in the suburbs, with new schools being built outside of cities and existing urban schools facing closure. These new schools are increasingly larger and farther from residences; in contrast, urban school facilities are often in closer proximity to homes but are also in dire need of upgrading or modernization. This eye-opening book explores the compelling health and economic rationales for new approaches to school siting, including economic sav.
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Subject	School sites.
	School sites.
	Cities and towns.
	Cities and towns.
	School facilities -- Design and construction.
	School facilities -- Design and construction.
	School facilities.
	Educational change -- Government policy.
	Educational change -- Government policy.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic book.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Miles, Rebecca.
	Adelaja, Adesoji.
	Wyckoff, Mark A.
Other Form:	Print version: School siting and healthy communities. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2011 (DLC) 2011006522
ISBN	9781609172329 (electronic book)
	1609172329 (electronic book)
	161186013X
	9781611860139

Title School siting and healthy communities : why where we invest in school facilities matters / edited by Rebecca Miles, Adesoji Adelaja, and Mark Wyckoff.

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