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This Is Smart Growth Showcases Development at its Best

Many people want to know what smart growth looks like. This Is Smart Growth, a publication from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Smart Growth Network, illustrates and explains smart growth concepts and outcomes. This full-color booklet describes how, when done well, development can help create more economic opportunities, build great places where people want to live and visit, preserve the qualities people love about their communities, and protect environmental resources.

Once again, EPA has partnered with the Center for Sustainable Development Studies of the School of Environmental Affairs at the Universidad Metropolitana in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With their assistance, This Is Smart Growth has been made accessible for Spanish readers and speakers.

Download This is Smart Growth (PDF) at www.smartgrowth.org/pdf/this_is_smart_growth.pdf.

Así es el Desarrollo Inteligente

Una vez más, la EPA se asoció con el Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Sustentable (CEDES) de la Escuela de Asuntos Ambientales de la Universidad Metropolitana en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Con la ayuda del CEDES, nuestra publicación educativa This Is Smart Growth ahora está accesible a los lectores de habla hispana con la versión en español Así es el desarrollo inteligente.

Así es el desarrollo inteligente describe cómo el desarrollo, cuando se hace bien, puede ayudar a crear oportunidades económicas, a construir lugares excelentes que la gente desea visitar o prefiere para vivir, a preservar las cualidades que a la gente le gustan de sus comunidades, y a proteger los recursos ambientales. Muchas personas quieren saber cómo es el desarrollo inteligente y Así es el desarrollo inteligente ilustra y explica los conceptos y los resultados de este tipo de desarrollo.

La publicación resalta 40 lugares alrededor del país – ciudades, suburbios, pequeños pueblos y comunidades rurales – donde un buen desarrollo ha mejorado la calidad de vida de los residentes. Las fotos ilustran cómo estos gobiernos locales han invertido sabiamente el dinero de los contribuyentes, ofrecido a los ciudadanos más alternativas en vivienda y transportación, protegido tierras de valor natural y agrícola, promovido ambientes saludables, creado un legado duradero para la comunidad y alcanzado otras metas positivas para la comunidad.

Download Así es el desarrollo inteligente (Spanish translation of This Is Smart Growth) (PDF) at www.smartgrowth.org/pdf/Asi-es-desarollo-inteligente.pdf.

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