Live Webcast On Sprawl Today

USC's School of Policy, Planning, and Development features a live webcast on Planning for Sprawl. The webcast runs 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. PST.

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November 30, 2001, 11:15 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

The latest research and thinking regarding urban sprawl - coming from many different quarters -has converged on a new understanding best described as "post sprawl." In the post-sprawl era planners consider lessons for future development that reach beyond sprawl. Our common goal is to enhance future livability. This requires more deliberate consideration about desired urban form than we have afforded in the past. Not in several decades or longer has so much public attention been directed to the work of urban planners. Even if developers, elected officials and many others contribute to urban growth patterns, it is urban planners who the public hold responsible. On November 30, 2001, leading researchers and practitioners will come together to consider the lessons of research on sprawl and to take up the challenges of the post-sprawl era.

Thanks to Chris Steins

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