Thad Williamson is Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Political Science at the University of Richmond. He is co-winner of the American Political Science Association's Harold Lasswell Award for best dissertation in public policy in 2004, and lead co-author of Making a Place for Community.

• 1. Introduction: Sprawl as a Moral Issue ; 2. Defining, Explaining, and Measuring Sprawl ; 3. Counting Costs and Benefits: Is Sprawl Efficient? ; 4. Do People Like Sprawl (And So What If They Do?) ; 5. Is Sprawl Fair? Liberal Egalitarianism and Sprawl ; 6. Liberal Egalitarianism in a Cul-de-Sac? Sprawl, Liberal Virtue, and Social Solidarity ; 7. Sprawl, Civic Virtue, and the Political Economy of Citizenship ; 8. You Can't March on a Strip Mall: Sprawl and Civic Disengagement ; 9. Sprawl, the Environment, and Climate Change ; 10. Reforming Sprawl, and Beyond ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index

A timely, novel study of sprawl and its multifaceted impacts on society...This work is an especially important and welcome contribution to the literature on sprawl because it eloquently makes the connection among sprawl, liberal egalitarianism, and civic participation in ways not previously seen. Without a doubt, Williamson has provided one of the most provocative and balanced works on sprawl to date. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.

Thad Williamson is Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Political Science at the University of Richmond. He is co-winner of the American Political Science Association's Harold Lasswell Award for best dissertation in public policy in 2004, and lead co-author of Making a Place for Community.

• 1. Introduction: Sprawl as a Moral Issue ; 2. Defining, Explaining, and Measuring Sprawl ; 3. Counting Costs and Benefits: Is Sprawl Efficient? ; 4. Do People Like Sprawl (And So What If They Do?) ; 5. Is Sprawl Fair? Liberal Egalitarianism and Sprawl ; 6. Liberal Egalitarianism in a Cul-de-Sac? Sprawl, Liberal Virtue, and Social Solidarity ; 7. Sprawl, Civic Virtue, and the Political Economy of Citizenship ; 8. You Can't March on a Strip Mall: Sprawl and Civic Disengagement ; 9. Sprawl, the Environment, and Climate Change ; 10. Reforming Sprawl, and Beyond ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index

A timely, novel study of sprawl and its multifaceted impacts on society...This work is an especially important and welcome contribution to the literature on sprawl because it eloquently makes the connection among sprawl, liberal egalitarianism, and civic participation in ways not previously seen. Without a doubt, Williamson has provided one of the most provocative and balanced works on sprawl to date. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.

Thad Williamson is Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies and Political Science at the University of Richmond. He is co-winner of the American Political Science Association's Harold Lasswell Award for best dissertation in public policy in 2004, and lead co-author of Making a Place for Community.

• 1. Introduction: Sprawl as a Moral Issue ; 2. Defining, Explaining, and Measuring Sprawl ; 3. Counting Costs and Benefits: Is Sprawl Efficient? ; 4. Do People Like Sprawl (And So What If They Do?) ; 5. Is Sprawl Fair? Liberal Egalitarianism and Sprawl ; 6. Liberal Egalitarianism in a Cul-de-Sac? Sprawl, Liberal Virtue, and Social Solidarity ; 7. Sprawl, Civic Virtue, and the Political Economy of Citizenship ; 8. You Can't March on a Strip Mall: Sprawl and Civic Disengagement ; 9. Sprawl, the Environment, and Climate Change ; 10. Reforming Sprawl, and Beyond ; Appendices ; Bibliography ; Index

A timely, novel study of sprawl and its multifaceted impacts on society...This work is an especially important and welcome contribution to the literature on sprawl because it eloquently makes the connection among sprawl, liberal egalitarianism, and civic participation in ways not previously seen. Without a doubt, Williamson has provided one of the most provocative and balanced works on sprawl to date. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels.