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DLC |
DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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200904241103 |
FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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080114s2008 miu b 001 0 eng |
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
LC control number |
2008001003 |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780737739664 (hardcover) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780737739671 (pbk.) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0737739665 (hardcover) |
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
0737739673 (pbk.) |
CATALOGING SOURCE |
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DLC |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
Classification number |
HT371 |
Item number |
.U73 2008 |
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
307.76 |
Edition number |
22 |
TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Urban sprawl / |
Statement of responsibility, etc |
Debra A. Miller, book editor. |
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Detroit : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Greenhaven Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc |
c2008. |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
201 p. ; |
Dimensions |
23 cm. |
SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE |
Title |
Current controversies |
BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index. |
FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
Formatted contents note |
Is urban sprawl a serious problem? Chapter overview / Environmental Literacy Council ; Urban sprawl causes a host of problems for U.S. communities / Don DeGraaf, Jill Lankford, and Sam Lankford ; Urban sprawl destroys habitat and farmland and harms biodiversity / Cynthia Berlin ; Urban sprawl is partially to blame for the nation's obesity problem / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl also afflicts developing countries / Neha Menon ; Urban sprawl is the American dream / Rachel Dicarlo ; Many suburbs are neighborhoods that provide good places to live / Terry O'Neill ; Concerns about urban sprawl are class-based objections to middle-class developments / Robert Bruegmann ; Some criticisms of urban sprawl are not supported by serious research / Samuel R. Staley and Matthew Hisrich -- Does urban sprawl harm the environment? Urban sprawl is a major environmental concern / Clean Water Action Council ; There is a clear connection between urban sprawl and air pollution / Matt Weiser ; Urban sprawl threatens the nation's water supplies / Brian Johnson ; Urban sprawl is threatening some of the most endangered wildlife / Eddie Nickens ; Urban sprawl is contributing to global warming / Worldwatch Institute ; Urban sprawl and automobiles cause fewer environmental problems than many people think / Ted Balaker and Sam Saley ; There is no crisis over disappearing farmland or open-space / Owen Courrè€ges ; Urban sprawl in some cases can help farmers / Wayne Wenzel ; Urban sprawl may not be so bad for wildlife / Space Daily -- Does urban sprawl contribute to the decline of cities? Urban sprawl has impoverished U.S. cities / Olga Bonfiglio ; Bigger, older cities continue to lose populations / Associated Press ; Inner cities continue to decline economically / Daniel Muniz ; Urban sprawl is an inherent part of urbanization / Witold Rybczynski ; Urban sprawl has kept housing prices affordable in cities that have not tried to restrict suburban growth / Wendell Cox -- Should urban sprawl be restricted? Smart growth developments are effective and becoming commonplace in U.S. cities / Mark Alden Branch ; The city of Portland, Oregon, provides an example of successful smart growth policies / Mass Market Retailers ; Smart growth solutions are better at slowing urban sprawl than population control strategies / Sierra Club ; Smart growth works best when directed away from ecologically sensitive areas / Defenders of Wildlife ; Smart growth is a threat to the American dream / Wendell Cox ; The smart growth/new urbanism policies have many problems, even in Portland, Oregon / Kennedy Smith ; Population control is essential to stopping urban sprawl / NumbersUSA. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Cities and towns |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
debates |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Land use, Rural. |
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Land use, Urban. |
ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Miller, Debra A. |
ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
Koha item type |
01. English Non Fiction |
LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC) |
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307.76 URB |
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311 |