Urban Sustainability through Smart Growth Intercurrence, Planning, and Geographies of Regional Development across Greater Seattle

This book investigates the new urban geographies of “smart” metropolitan regionalism across the Greater Seattle area and examines the relationship between smart growth planning strategies and spaces of work, home, and mobility. The book specifically explores Seattle within the wider space-economy an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dierwechter, Yonn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Series:The Urban Book Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction: Problem, Argument, Themes
  • Chapter 2 Review: Geopolitical Economies of Planning Space
  • Chapter 3 Theory: A City-Regional Geography of Multiple Orders
  • Chapter 4 Methodology: Mixed-Methods Research Design
  • Chapter 5 History: An (Un)Sustainable Geo-History of Intercurrence
  • Chapter 6 Plans: Policy Geographies of Sustainable Growth
  • Chapter 7 Home: Residential Geographies of Contained (Re)Ordering
  • Chapter 8 Work: Labor Geographies of Smart(Er) Mobility
  • Chapter 9 General Conclusions: Contributions, Limitations, Agenda