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Subject: The definitive book on sprawl!

Dear Friends:

NRDC and STPP are pleased to announce the publication of our new comprehensive
book on sprawl, its, impacts, and the smart-growth alternatives.  Please
consider placing an order for yourself and/or your organization, and please
help
us pass the word by forwarding this message to colleagues and including our
announcement in your newsletters and conferences.  We can supply it in a
variety
of formats for your convenience.  (We apologize if this is a duplicate
message.)

Thanks,
Kaid Benfield, Matt Raimi, and Don Chen
______________________________________


The Natural Resources Defense Council and the Surface Transportation Policy
Project present an exciting new book on sprawl, its impacts, and the
smart-growth alternatives:

Once There Were Greenfields: How Urban Sprawl Is Undermining America's
Environment, Economy and Social Fabric

By F. Kaid Benfield, Matthew D. Raimi and Donald D.T. Chen

Available in March 1999. Order Your Copy NOW at a Special Discounted Price.


ABOUT THE BOOK:

Produced by two of the nation's leading public interest groups, "Once There
Were
Greenfields" presents the story of one of America's most challenging social
problems, sprawl development.  It is a meticulously researched and documented
text about landscapes lost, traffic congested, air and water polluted, public
health endangered, and a potential energy crisis that could make those of the
1970s look mild by comparison.  It is about how nearly all of the positive
strides that we have taken in improving our environmental quality could be
overwhelmed if we do not change the way we grow.  The book is also a story
about
economic waste, rising taxes, and unfair burdens that dumb growth places on
taxpayers and governments.  And it is about the consequences for those left
behind as we place more and more of our investment and energy in new places�in
our vanishing "greenfields"�rather than in the places where people already
live.
 Finally, "Once There Were Greenfields" is a story about seeking progress and
taking the necessary steps to regain the brighter side of the American Dream.

The book is designed to bridge the gap between popular books about sprawl that
are not annotated in detail, and academic reports that are detailed but not
placed in the larger context.  "Once There Were Greenfields" is unique because
it is easy to read, provides a complete picture of sprawl's impacts and is
thoroughly documented with an extensive bibliography and 800 citations.  As a
result, it will be extremely useful for a wide variety of audiences ranging
from
policymakers and planners to academics to concerned citizens and community
leaders.


Topics Covered in "Once There Were Greenfields":

-- Spreading Out: The Facts Of Contemporary Development
-- Paving Paradise:  Sprawl and the Environment
-- From Green to Red: The Fiscal Impacts of Sprawl
-- There Go the Neighborhoods: Sprawl and the Quality of Life
-- A Better Way:  Visions of Smart Growth


ORDERING INFORMATION:

Pre-publication Special:  Order Once There Were Greenfields before March 15,
1999, and pay only $18 ($14 each for orders of 5 or more).  After March 15,
copies of "Once There Were Greenfields" are $20 each; bulk orders of 5 books
or
more are $18 each.  All orders must be pre-paid.

(Note: Please include $3 for shipping and handling for the first book and $1
for
each additional book. For bulk shipping rates or for orders outside of the US,
please call NRDC's Publications Department.  California residents should
include
sales tax to all orders.)

To order, call NRDC's Publications Department at (212) 727-4486.

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