This chapter assesses the recent multidisciplinary research on urban quality of life.
Amenities, or site-specific benefits, drive the relocation of households and firms at both the …

In the book, authors Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson examine the
direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the …

This bibliography focuses on the dynamic relationships between housing affordability for the
low-and moderate-income (LMI) population and smart growth management and planning …

Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are common tools employed by planners to constrain
urban expansion in order to increase density of urban services and protect surrounding rural …

Urban and rural areas are two different yet coexisting systems. Developing countries such
as China have been undergoing a rapid urbanization process. However, urbanization often …

This paper examines the impact that alternative state planning frameworks have on five
dimensions of urban development: density, the spatial extent of urbanised land area …

Urban sprawl is a major barrier for the precise demarcation of administrative boundary in the
world. In India, medium and small towns have so far developed outside the envisaged …

Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) have viewed as an efficient tool to control disorderly urban
expansion and promote urban sustainable development. The existing methods related to …

Abstract Development-limiting boundaries are widely used in land use regulation in Chinese
cities to curb urban sprawl and protect the ecosystem and environment. Land management …

Problem: The practice of scenario planning is often too focused on developing a single
preferred scenario and fails to adequately consider multiple uncertain futures. The US …