Growth Management and Public Land Acquisition: Balancing Conservation and Development

Bringing together a team of national experts, this volume offers a detailed look at the links between public land acquisition programs and efforts to yield smart growth outcomes in the USA. Various aspects of the land acquisition-smart growth linkage are investigated and the book describes model programs and makes recommendations for the adoption of land acquisition efforts nationally and internationally. It will appeal to those concerned with issues of urban sprawl, such as planners, policy makers, public officials, and citizen groups.

Author: Christopher Coutts
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05/24/2011
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780754679417

About the Author
Timothy S. Chapin is Associate Professor and Chairperson at the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, USA and Christopher Coutts is Assistant Professor at the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, Florida State University, USA