Shaping Contemporary Suburbia: Perspectives on Development Control in Metropolitan Chicago - Softcover

Schwieterman, Joseph P.; Toth, Martin T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967906113 ISBN 13: 9780967906119

Publisher: Law Bulletin Publishing Co., 2001

Synopsis

Shaping Contemporary Suburbia explores municipal policies that pose fascinating and far-reaching consequences for the regional quality of life. Illustrated with more than 30 maps and photographs, it offers a comprehensive look at the strategies local governments in the Chicago metropolitan area use to enhance their appearance, character, and efficiency. It includes chapters on techniques to improve the attractiveness of retail strips, the appearance of signs and billboards, the regulation of home-based businesses, the quality of day-care centers, the "sustainability" of development, and other aspects of suburban development. Shaping Contemporary Suburbia is well-suited for use by community leaders, local planning boards, and college-level students.

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About the Author

Professor Schwieterman is the Director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan and is a specialist in transportation and urban economics. He has published extensively on air, rail and highway issues and is an associate professor of Public Service Management at DePaul University. Martin Toth is a community planning specialist now living in Colorado and serving as a research advisor to the Chaddick Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Law Bulletin Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0967906113
• ISBN 13: 9780967906119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 207