Smarter Growth: Activism and Environmental Policy in Metropolitan Washington

by John H. Spiers

Suburban sprawl has been the prevailing feature--and double-edged sword--of metropolitan America's growth and development since 1945. The construction of homes, businesses, and highways that were signs of the nation's economic prosperity also eroded the presence of agriculture and polluted the environment. This in turn provoked fierce activism from an array of local, state, and national environmental groups seeking to influence planning and policy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812250249
• ISBN13: 9780812250244
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"