Vol. 1 No. 3

Smart Growth is not just a planning strategy — it is the proffered American expression of a global vision. As we have been discussing, the vision is rooted in the United Nations' framework for Sustainable Development

What is Smart Growth? Smart Growth is a 21st-century urban and regional planning framework that claims to balance environmental sustainability, economic opportunity, and social equity. Rooted in the United Nations’ Agenda 21 and its successor initiatives—including Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—Smart Growth operates from the premise that modern civilization faces dire global threats: climate change, social inequality, resource depletion, and urban s