How City Hall Caused Sprawl in Atlanta
11 October 2005 - 8:00am
How local government policy -- as opposed to state and federal policies -- contributed to Atlanta's sprawl.
This review of Larry Keating's Atlanta: Race, Class and Urban Expansion, explains how sprawl happened in Atlanta - not through the mysterious invisible hand of the free market, but through transportation and zoning decisions made by city officials, especially municipal support for new highways and large lot zoning, as well as municipal apathy towards development around transit stations.
Full Story:
How City Hall Causes Sprawl: A Case Study
Source:
Social Science Research Network/Ecology Law Quarterly, October 7, 2005
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