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A nice place to live: Creating communities, fighting sprawl
| Author: |
Hinds, Michael deCourcy |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Periodical: |
National Issues Forums Institute and Public Agenda with Kettering Foundation. Dubuque, IA: Kendull/Hunt Publishing Company |
| Abstract: |
Almost no matter where Americans live, their communities are under enormous stress. Cities are struggling to survive with fewer middle-class residents, older suburbs suffer from traffic congestion and over development, and many rural communities are overwhelmed with the explosive growth of new homes and malls. How can we strengthen communities facing such severe problems? As with other NIF issue books, this one provides an overview of the issue and, to promote public deliberation and citizen action outlines several perspectives, or choices. Each choice speaks for one set of American priorities and views and, drawing ideas from across the political spectrum, advocates a unique and consistent approach to the issue. Some elements of the choices are readily mixed, but 'not others, as each choice takes the nation in a very different direction. |
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