Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
1-26-2010
Publisher
Brookings Mountain West
Abstract
Why do America's cities sprawl whereas European cities remain comparatively compact, and what difference do the patterns of urban development make? Pietro Nivola, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, addresses these questions. Nivola examines two kinds of determinants of urban form: (1) market forces, including those influenced by geography, demographics, and technological change, and (2) public policies shaping national transportation systems, tax policy, educational institutions, and more. He also discusses the implications of the different cityscapes for energy consumption.
Keywords
Cityscapes; City planning; Energy consumption; Population growth; Public policy; Suburbs; Transportation; Urban growth patterns; Urban sprawl; Cities and towns--Growth; City planning; Community development; Urban; Housing; Suburbs; Urbanization
Disciplines
Public Policy | Social Policy | Urban, Community and Regional Planning | Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning
File Format
File Size
1.144 KB
Language
English
Repository Citation
Nivola, P. S.
(2010).
Urban Form in Europe and America.
Available at:
https://youtu.be/2PbvlXSpti8
Comparing urban growth patterns in the U.S. and Europe: the role of public policy PowerPoint presentation, 22 slides
Included in
Public Policy Commons, Social Policy Commons, Urban, Community and Regional Planning Commons, Urban Studies Commons, Urban Studies and Planning Commons
Comments
Greenspun Hall Auditorium, UNLV, 5:30 p.m.
Audio/Video
File size: 313.3 megabytes
First attached file: 22 PowerPoint slides
Second attached file: Author biography