Case Studies in Suburban Sustainability

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Chapter 1. Introduction: The State of Suburban Sustainability in the United States
Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren

Part 1. Sustainability Planning in the Suburbs

Chapter 2. Sustainability Assessment of the New York Metropolitan Area: Is New York City More Sustainable Than Its Surrounding Suburbs?
Sandra J. Garren

Chapter 3. Sustainability through Suburban Growth? Regional Planning and Targeted Change in the Pacific Northwest
Yonn Dierwechter

Chapter 4. Linking Smart Growth Policies and Natural Disasters: A Study of Local Governments in Florida
Vaswati Chatterjee, Simon A. Andrew, and Richard C. Feiock

Chapter 5. Can Transportation Be Sustainable in the Suburbs? A Case Study of Complete Streets on Long Island, New York
Sandra J. Garren, Mathew K. Huxel, and Carolina A. Urrea

Part 2. Socioeconomic Sustainable Development in the Suburbs

Chapter 6. Who Defines Sustainability? Urban Infill in Colorado Springs, Colorado
John Harner

Chapter 7. Diversity Improves Design: Sustainable Place-Making in a Suburban Tampa Bay Brownfield Neighborhood
E. Christian Wells, Gabrielle R. Lehigh, Sarah Combs, and Miles Ballogg

Chapter 8. Sustainable Economic Development: The Maker Movement in Macon, Georgia
Susan M. Opp

Part 3. Focus on Atmospheric Sustainability in the Suburbs

Chapter 9. Ozone in Urban North Carolina: A Sustainability Case Study
William H. Battye, Casey D. Bray, Pornpan Uttamang, and Viney P. Aneja

Chapter 10. Skewed Sustainability and Environmental Injustice across Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri
Troy D. Abel, Stacy Clauson, and Debra Salazar

Chapter 11. Suburban Sustainability Governance in the Los Angeles Region, California
Elizabeth Mattiuzzi

Chapter 12. The Application of Land Use Regression and the National Land Cover Dataset in Modeling of Ozone Mixing Ratios in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mallory Thomas

Part 4. Sustainable Land and Water Management in the Suburbs

Chapter 13. Leading through Water: Defining Sustainability through Leadership, Experience, and Engagement in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Region, Pennsylvania
Michael H. Finewood and Sean McGreevey

Chapter 14. Managing Wildlife amid Development: A Case Study of Sustaining Mountain Lion Populations in California
Melissa M. Grigione, Michaela C. Peterson, Ronald Sarno, and Mike Johnson

Chapter 15. Suburban Unsustainability or the Burden of Fixed Infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana
Craig E. Colten

Chapter 16. Suburban to Urban Hydro-Economic Connectivity: Virtual Water Flow Within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, Arizona
Richard R. Rushforth and Benjamin L. Ruddell

Chapter 17. Conclusions: Suburban Sustainability Themes and Ongoing Challenges
Robert Brinkmann and Sandra J. Garren

List of Contributors

Index