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In five pages this paper examines the chapter in which authors Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck discuss various considerations as to what can be done at different government levels, by architects and citizens to eliminate suburban sprawl. There are no additional sources cited in the bibliography.
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"Civil courage in an ecological age means not only demanding social justice, but also an aesthetic justice and the will to make judgements of taste, to stand for beauty in
the public arena and speak out about it (Duany et al 215). This sets the appropriate descriptive stage for Chapter 11 of the 2000 book Suburban Nation: The Rise
of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck. Entitled "What Is to Be Done?" the authors demonstrate how suburban sprawl
can be effectively dealt with at the different government levels (municipal and county, regional, state, and federal), by architects, and by citizens. Working together, they can manipulate the physical
environment through "design, policy, and management" (216). There are six ways in which sprawl remedies can be encouraged at the municipal and county levels. First, community design should once
again become a major priority (220). There must be, through design, the recognition that the physical environment profoundly affects life (221). Policy alone is not enough; "a specific
physical vision" must be articulated before enacting policy or the resulting policy will be ineffective and perhaps comparable to putting a Band-Aid on a gaping wound (221). Second, regulations
must be rewritten (221). Out with old, outdated, and inadequate zoning ordinances and begin anew. The authors advocate literally starting "from scratch" (223). They recommend applying their
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) ordinance and its Urban Infill (for existing neighborhoods) and Greenfield Development (new neighborhood creation) as a regulatory alternative (222-223). Sacramentos Transit Oriented Development Ordinance, Pasadenas
City of Gardens Code, and the Rural Village Ordinance of Loudon County, Virginia are also mentioned as efficient regulatory blueprints municipal governments seeking change could follow (223). Next, government
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