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September 2003, Vol 93, No. 9 | American Journal of Public Health 1410-1415
© 2003 American Public Health Association

GOING PUBLIC

Smart Growth: A Prescription for Livable Cities

Alyson L. Geller, MPH

Alyson L. Geller is a freelance health journalist who has written for consumer and academic publications.

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


   INTRODUCTION
 
FOR MANY, THE GREAT AMERICAN Dream is associated with large, single-family homes, lots of land, and a feeling of independence. Now, public health and urban planning professionals claim this vision has gone too far. They blame a phenomenon called sprawl for a host of problems, from obesity and traffic injuries to environmental destruction. A movement called Smart Growth is challenging the way we build, work, and live, and is encouraging us to look at communities not only as places to live but as vehicles to promote health and well-being.


   SMART GROWTH AND CHOICES
 
According to Don Chen of Smart Growth America, a nationwide coalition . . . [Full Text]


   SMART GROWTH AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL
 
Local Initiatives
A river comes to life and a freeway overpass comes down. Smart Growth’s poster city. Public transit, mixed-use communities, and Cinderella stories. State Level Initiatives
Maryland. New Jersey. Federal Level Initiatives

   THE FUTURE OF SMART GROWTH
 





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