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School Siting and Healthy Communities: Why Where We Invest in School Facilities Matters
Michigan State University Press, 2012 Paper: 978-1-61186-013-9 | eISBN: 978-1-60917-232-9 Library of Congress Classification LB3220.S45 2012 Dewey Decimal Classification 371.61
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In recent decades, many metropolitan areas in the United States have experienced a decline in the population of urban centers and rapid growth in the suburbs, with new schools being built outside of cities and existing urban schools facing closure. These new schools are increasingly larger and farther from residences; in contrast, urban school facilities are often in closer proximity to homes but are also in dire need of upgrading or modernization. This eye-opening book explores the compelling health and economic rationales for new approaches to school siting, including economic savings to school districts, transportation infrastructure needs, and improved child health. An essential examination of public policy issues associated with school siting, this compiled volume will assist policy makers and help the public understand why it is important for government and school districts to work together on school siting and capital expenditures and how these new outlooks will improve local and regional outcomes. See other books on: Cities and towns | City Planning & Urban Development | Design and construction | Educational change | Healthy Communities See other titles from Michigan State University Press |
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School Siting and Healthy Communities: Why Where We Invest in School Facilities Matters
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Michigan State University Press, 2012
Paper: 978-1-61186-013-9
eISBN: 978-1-60917-232-9
Paper: 978-1-61186-013-9
eISBN: 978-1-60917-232-9
In recent decades, many metropolitan areas in the United States have experienced a decline in the population of urban centers and rapid growth in the suburbs, with new schools being built outside of cities and existing urban schools facing closure. These new schools are increasingly larger and farther from residences; in contrast, urban school facilities are often in closer proximity to homes but are also in dire need of upgrading or modernization. This eye-opening book explores the compelling health and economic rationales for new approaches to school siting, including economic savings to school districts, transportation infrastructure needs, and improved child health. An essential examination of public policy issues associated with school siting, this compiled volume will assist policy makers and help the public understand why it is important for government and school districts to work together on school siting and capital expenditures and how these new outlooks will improve local and regional outcomes.
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