This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...

Robust economic growth and rapid urbanization led many Chinese cities to embark upon some of the world's largest inner city renewal projects. The official goal of inner city neighborhood redevelopment is to improve quality of life; however, it has often been used as an excuse to displace the poor....

Intro -- Sprawl & Politics -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1. Room 217 -- 2. Brownfields, Chapman's Landing, and the Chestertown Wal-Mart -- 3. "Tell Them, 'The Governor Is Very Serious'" -- 4. The Initiative Begins to Take Shape -- 5. The Inside/Outside Strategy...