Case studies in suburban sustainability /edited by Sandra J. Garren and Robert Brinkmann.
- Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, (c)2020.
- 1 online resource (x, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The State of Suburban Sustainability in the United States / 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? / Sustainability Through Suburban Growth? Regional Planning and Targeted Change in the Pacific Northwest / Linking Smart Growth Policies and Natural Disasters: A Study of Local Governments in Florida / Can Transportation Be Sustainable in the Suburbs? A Case Study of Complete Streets on Long Island, New York / Part II. Socioeconomic Sustainable Development in the Suburbs -- Who Defines Sustainability? Urban Infill in Colorado Springs, Colorado / Diversity Improves Design: Sustainable Place-Making in a Suburban Tampa Bay Brownfield Neighborhood / Sustainable Economic Development: The Maker Movement in Macon, Georgia / Part III. Focus on Atmospheric Sustainability in the Suburbs -- Ozone in Urban North Carolina: A Sustainability Case Study / Skewed Sustainability and Environmental Injustice Across Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri / Suburban Sustainability Governance in the Los Angeles Region, California / The Application of Land Use Regression and the National Land Cover Dataset in Modeling of Ozone Mixing Ratios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana / 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 / Managing Wildlife Amid Development: A Case Study of Sustaining Mountain Lion Populations in California / Suburban In-Sustainability or the Burden of Fixed Infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana / Suburban to Urban Hydro-Economic Connectivity: Virtual Water Flow Within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona / Conclusions: Suburban Sustainability Themes and Ongoing Challenges / Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren -- Sandra J. Garren -- Yonn Dierwechter -- Vaswati Chatterjee, Simon A. Andrew, and Richard C. Feiock -- Sandra J. Garren, Mathew K. Huxel, and Carolina A. Urrea -- John Harner -- E. Christian Wells, Gabrielle R. Lehigh, Sarah Combs, and Miles Ballogg -- Susan M. Opp -- William H. Battye, Casey D. Bray, Pornpan Uttamang, and Viney P. Aneja -- Troy D. Abel, Stacy Clauson, and Debra Salazar -- Elizabeth Mattiuzzi -- Mallory Thomas -- Michael H. Finewood and Sean McGreevey -- Melissa M. Grigione, Michaela C. Peterson, Ronald Sarno, and Mike Johnson -- Craig E. Colten -- Richard R. Rushforth and Benjamin L. Ruddell -- Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren
"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"--