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      Smarter Growth

      The City in the Twenty-First Century

      Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter, Series Editors

      A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher.

      Smarter Growth

      Activism and Environmental Policy in Metropolitan Washington

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      John H. Spiers

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      UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS

      PHILADELPHIA

      Copyright © 2018 University of Pennsylvania Press

      All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher.

      Published by

      University of Pennsylvania Press

      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

       www.upenn.edu/pennpress

      Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper

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       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Names: Spiers, John H., author.

      Title: Smarter growth : activism and environmental policy in metropolitan Washington / John H. Spiers.

      Other titles: City in the twenty-first century book series.

      Description: 1st edition. | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018] | Series: The city in the twenty-first century

      Identifiers: LCCN 2017056085 | ISBN 978-0-8122-5024-4 (hardcover : alk. paper)

      Subjects: LCSH: Sustainable development—Washington Metropolitan Area—History—20th century. | Economic development—Environmental aspects—Washington Metropolitan Area—History—20th century. | Environmental policy—Washington Metropolitan Area—History—20th century. | Environmental protection—Washington Metropolitan Area—History—20th century. | Environmentalism—Washington Metropolitan Area—History—20th century.

      Classification: LCC HC108.W3 S65 2018 | DDC 307.1/41609753—dc23

      LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017056085

      CONTENTS

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       List of Abbreviations

       Introduction

       Chapter 1. A River Revived

       Chapter 2. Where Have All the Forests Gone?

       Chapter 3. Desperate for Growth

       Chapter 4. The Road to Sprawl

       Chapter 5. A Master Plan for Agriculture

       Chapter 6. Saving Farms from Development

       Conclusion

       Notes

       Selected Sources

       Index

       Acknowledgments

      ABBREVIATIONS

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AAEA African American Environmentalist Association
AFT American Farmland Trust
APAB Agricultural Preservation Advisory Board
BHFA Beacon Hill Farm Associates
CMA Catoctin Mountain Alliance
COG Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
CPR Citizens for Property Rights
CSA community-supported agriculture
CWA Clean Water Act
DOT Department of Transportation
EIS environmental impact statement
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
FARM For a Rural Montgomery
FHA Federal Housing Administration
FHWA Federal Highway Administration
ICC Intercounty Connector
ICC–SCAR Intercounty Connector – Save Communities Against This Route
ICPRB Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991
LBA Loudoun Business Alliance
MALPF Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
MD SHA Maryland State Highway Administration
MET Maryland Environmental Trust
M-NCPPC Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
MPOs metropolitan planning organizations
MTA Maryland Transportation Authority
NCPC National Capital Planning Commission
NEPA National Environmental Policy
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