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Summary: College Park, Maryland 20742
301.405. 6788 TEL 301.314.5639 FAX
http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu
National Center for Smart Growth
Research and Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: John W. Frece
(301) 405-6799, jfrece@umd.edu
New Book Details Political History of
Maryland's Smart Growth Initiative
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (July 15, 2008) The politics and back-room
maneuvering that led to the creation and implementation of Maryland's Smart
Growth initiative are detailed in a new book published this month by the State
University of New York Press.
Sprawl and Politics: The Inside Story of Smart Growth in Maryland was
written by John W. Frece, a former aide to then Governor Parris N. Glendening
and now Associate Director of the University of Maryland's National Center for
Smart Growth Research and Education.
The 190-page book provides an insider's look at the origins of the Smart
Growth program from Glendening's early years in office through its enactment in
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