City limits : putting the brakes on sprawl / Molly O'Meara Sheehan ; Jane Peterson, editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Worldwatch paper ; 156.
Main Author: Sheehan, Molly O'Meara
Corporate Author: Worldwatch Institute
Other Authors: Peterson, Jane A.
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : Worldwatch Institute, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Worldwatch paper ; 156.
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Growth.
Urban policy.
Land use.
Sustainable development.
Physical Description:85 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Variant Title:
Putting the brakes on sprawl.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How motor vehicles take over cities
  • The costs of sprawl
  • Three cities that chose livability over sprawl
  • Linking transportation and land use policies
  • Erasing the incentives to sprawl
  • Restructuring government institutions
  • Creating constituencies for change
  • Appendix
  • Notes.