Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, Director, National Center for Smart Growth, Associate Dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, US, Huibert A. Haccoû, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Planning and Building, Saxion Universities of Professional Education / Habiforum Foundation, The Netherlands, Kelly J. Clifton, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada and John W. Frece, formerly Associate Director, NCSGRE and Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, US

'The book will be useful to planners engaged in smart growth efforts on both sides of the Atlantic. Its strength is in the inclusion of a variety of topics and case studies relevant to growth management programs and highlighting key direct and indirect impacts of these efforts in a variety of contexts.'

• Contents:Introduction: Why Explore Smart Growth from a Trans-Atlantic Perspective?Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. Haccoû PART I: URBAN CONTAINMENT1. Urban Containment: European Experience of Planning for the Compact CityCliff Hague2. Containing SprawlChang-Hee Christine BaePART II: MIXED USE3. Encouraging Mixed Use in PracticeJill Grant4. Mixed Land Use in Germany: Opportunities, Benefits, and ConstraintsClaus-Christian WiegandtPART III: AFFORDABLE HOUSING5. Smart Growth: Opportunity or Threat to Affordable Housing?Charles Connerly6. Affordable Housing, Housing Strategies and Growth Management in Flanders (Belgium): Facts, Policy and DiscoursesJef E.J. Van den Broeck and Han VerschurePART IV: TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT7. Transit-oriented Development in the US: Contemporary Practices, Impacts and Policy Directions Robert Cervero8. Transit-oriented Urban Environments Reduce Travel – A Fairytale?Harry TimmermansPART V: HEALTHY URBAN DESIGN9. Healthy Urban Planning: The Anatomy of a WHO Healthy Cities ProjectHugh Barton10. Healthy Urban Design: Maryland’s Smart Codes and the Pedestrian EnvironmentKelly J. Clifton, Andréa Livi Smith and Rodney HarrellPART VI: SMART GROWTH IMPLEMENTATION11. Smart Growth Strategies as a Challenge for Dutch Developmental Planning PoliciesLeonie B. Janssen-Jansen12. State Plan and Smart Growth Implementation: The New Jersey CaseMartin A. BierbaumConclusion: A Retrospective and a Call for More Trans-Atlantic ResearchGerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. HaccoûIndex

Edited by Gerrit-Jan Knaap, Professor, Urban Studies and Planning, Director, National Center for Smart Growth, Associate Dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, US, Huibert A. Haccoû, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Planning and Building, Saxion Universities of Professional Education / Habiforum Foundation, The Netherlands, Kelly J. Clifton, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada and John W. Frece, formerly Associate Director, NCSGRE and Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland, US

'The book will be useful to planners engaged in smart growth efforts on both sides of the Atlantic. Its strength is in the inclusion of a variety of topics and case studies relevant to growth management programs and highlighting key direct and indirect impacts of these efforts in a variety of contexts.'

• Contents:Introduction: Why Explore Smart Growth from a Trans-Atlantic Perspective?Gerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. Haccoû PART I: URBAN CONTAINMENT1. Urban Containment: European Experience of Planning for the Compact CityCliff Hague2. Containing SprawlChang-Hee Christine BaePART II: MIXED USE3. Encouraging Mixed Use in PracticeJill Grant4. Mixed Land Use in Germany: Opportunities, Benefits, and ConstraintsClaus-Christian WiegandtPART III: AFFORDABLE HOUSING5. Smart Growth: Opportunity or Threat to Affordable Housing?Charles Connerly6. Affordable Housing, Housing Strategies and Growth Management in Flanders (Belgium): Facts, Policy and DiscoursesJef E.J. Van den Broeck and Han VerschurePART IV: TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT7. Transit-oriented Development in the US: Contemporary Practices, Impacts and Policy Directions Robert Cervero8. Transit-oriented Urban Environments Reduce Travel – A Fairytale?Harry TimmermansPART V: HEALTHY URBAN DESIGN9. Healthy Urban Planning: The Anatomy of a WHO Healthy Cities ProjectHugh Barton10. Healthy Urban Design: Maryland’s Smart Codes and the Pedestrian EnvironmentKelly J. Clifton, Andréa Livi Smith and Rodney HarrellPART VI: SMART GROWTH IMPLEMENTATION11. Smart Growth Strategies as a Challenge for Dutch Developmental Planning PoliciesLeonie B. Janssen-Jansen12. State Plan and Smart Growth Implementation: The New Jersey CaseMartin A. BierbaumConclusion: A Retrospective and a Call for More Trans-Atlantic ResearchGerrit-Jan Knaap and Huibert A. HaccoûIndex