ABSTRACT
Green development standards have been seriously implemented in only a minority of communities and for a small proportion of development; moreover, most standards are still evolving, and few give much attention to locational issues. The "growth management" may seem outmoded, superseded by popular new models of planning and design, such as "smart growth" and "new urbanism." The arduous, finicky process of managing growth may seem inadequate to address sustainability in a time of rapid change, especially when some communities apply growth management devices-for example, moratoriums due to infrastructure inadequacy-mainly to limit or avoid growth. Many communities across the nation have honed and refocused growth management programs and practices to deal with contemporary issues of urban and metropolitan growth and change. New development projects in cities and older suburbs, many of them superbly designed, demonstrate the economic viability of a fascinating variety of living and working environments.
