Publication Date
Spring 2003
Degree Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Urban Planning (MUP)
Department
Urban and Regional Planning
Abstract
Today’s planning literature is ripe with articles and books proclaiming the value of “Smart Growth” and to a lesser degree New Urbanism. Planning conferences*, magazines and websites repeatedly proclaim the need for planners and municipal leaders to adopt Smart Growth practices and New Urbanist design guidelines as they shape the futures of their regions.
Broadly, Smart Growth is a set of planning principles largely defined and popularized in reaction to what is seen as the failures of sprawling single-family development which has dominated post-World War II housing construction in the United States.
Smart Growth’s counterpart, New Urbanism, was developed primarily by urban designers and architects. New Urbanism promotes a type of development pattern and architectural style which is exemplary of many Smart Growth principles.
Recommended Citation
Kelly, Tara A., "Get It out of My Backyard! Why We Need To Proactively Plan for “Sensitive” Uses" (2003). Master's Projects. 1655.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.echx3s2m
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_projects/1655
