Suburban sprawl : private decisions and public policy /
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| Imprint: | Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2002. |
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| Description: | xviii, 322 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cities and contemporary society |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4746243 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables, Figures, and Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Public Works and Land Use Policies: The Importance of Public Infrastructure in Chicago's Metropolitan Development, 1830-1970
- 2. Urban Land Cover Change in Northeastern Illinois: A Landsat View from 1972 to 1997
- 3. Property Taxes, Schools, and Sprawl
- 4. Land Use Planning Tools in Illinois: Preventing or Promoting Sprawl?
- 5. Transportation in the Chicago Metropolitan Region Since 1970
- 6. Commercial Motor Carrier Operations in the Northeast Illinois Region: Impacts on Land Use Trends Since 1970
- 7. The Role of Regional Planning Agencies in Suburban Deconcentration
- 8. Housing Policy and Urban Sprawl in the Chicago Metropolitan Region
- 9. Employment Subcenters and Subsequent Real Estate Development in Suburban Chicago
- 10. High Technology Employment Concentration and Urban Sprawl in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
- 11. The Impact of Federal and State Expenditures on Residential Land Absorption: A Quantitative Case Study-Chicago
- 12. New Federal and State Policies for Metropolitan Equity
- About the Authors
- Index
