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Is Houston Turning Green?
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Is Houston Turning Green?

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  • Jean-Marc Zaninetti University of Orleans

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https://doi.org/10.1515/v10089-009-0008-z

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Houston, booming city, sustainable development, urban sprawl

Abstract

Houston metropolitan area is ranking now the 6th largest in the US, with a growth of 1 million people in 8 years. Despite its success story, Houston suffers from a long-standing environmental bad press. The city is well known for its lack of zoning. However, Houston officials display considerable efforts to "green" their city and improve its reputation. This new policy orientation raises interesting research questions about its effective adaptive capacity to the emerging pattern of sustainable development. This paper aims at assessing the strength and weaknesses of Houston metro area in the framework of the requirements of sustainable development.

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Klineberg, S. 2002-2009: Houston Area Survey. Houston, Rice University, Reports available online at URL: http://houstonareasurvey.org/

Kotkin, J. 2007: Opportunity Urbanism. An Emerging Paradigm for the 21st Century. Houston, Greater Houston Partnership.

Lewyn, M. 2005: How Overregulation Creates Sprawl (Even in a City without Zoning), Wayne Law Review (50) pp. 1171-1191.

Rusk, D. 1995: Cities without Suburbs. Washington DC, Woodroow Wilson Center Press, 2nd revised edition.

Sassen, S. 2001: The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2nd revised edition.

Zaninetti, J.M. 2009: Sustainable Development in the USA. London - New York, ISTE - J. Wiley.

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2009-12-01

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ZANINETTI, Jean-Marc. Is Houston Turning Green?. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series. Online. 1 December 2009. No. 12, p. 121–135. [Accessed 4 July 2025]. DOI 10.1515/v10089-009-0008-z.
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