Urban Containment in the United States: History, Models, and Techniques for Regional and Metropolitan Growth Management
By Unknown Author.
Description
Urban containment is most simply expressed as a line on a map separating urban and rural uses. The line may be locally identified as an urban growth boundary, urban service limit, or priority growth area. But the significance of the line resides in the mechanisms implemented to make containment work—from innovative zoning programs to infill and redevelopment, open space conversation, and infrastructure phasing. This report explores urban containment as a framework that regions and communities can use for managing growth. Growth management techniques can be time-related (such as phasin...
ISBN(s)
1884829945, 9781884829949
