This unique book allows readers to compare analyses of how North American states and European nation-states use incentives, regulations or plans to approach a core set of universal land use issues such as: containing sprawl, mixed use development, transit oriented development, affordable...

chapter Introduction -- part Part I An Examination of Existing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline -- chapter 1 Competing Theories of Community Economic Growth and Decline -- chapter 2 A Brief History of Economic Growth and Decline -- chapter 3 Growth versus Development -- chapter...

The book discusses how to establish a land-use system for small and medium-sized cities in order to promote low carbon economic development and to ensure sustainable development. It also presents the objectives and requirements of urban green development: The first objective is to establish a...